Taliban Capture 27 Peace Marchers – By Ayesha Tanzeem (VOA News) / Dec 25 2019
ISLAMABAD – An activist group in Afghanistan says Taliban insurgents have captured a convoy of 27 peace marchers in western Afghanistan and taken them to an undisclosed location.
Bismillah Watandost, a spokesman for the People Peace Movement (PPM), said his organization lost contact with their 27 colleagues late evening Tuesday as they were traveling from Herat to Farah province in six cars.
He further said they were taken by Taliban and that leaders of the PPM were in touch with senior Taliban leaders to ensure their safe return.
Mohibullah Mohib, a spokesman for the Farah police, told VOA the marchers were last spotted around 3:30 PM Tuesday on Herat – Farah highway.
Taliban have not claimed responsibility or publicly acknowledged abducting the marchers.
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FILE – Afghan peace marchers arrive in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 18, 2018..
