Taliban fighters kidnapped 27 police officers during an assault on a northeastern province in Afghanistan, authorities said on 22nd May, part of the extremist group's spring offensive ahead of the withdrawal of foreign troops at the end of this year.
Gen. Fazeluddin Ayar, the police chief in Badakhshan province, said that the 27 officers were hiding in a cave during the Taliban attack on Wednesday in Yamgan district. The Taliban took the officers hostage and police have launched an effort to try and find them, Ayar said.
Gen. Fazeluddin Ayar, the police chief in Badakhshan province, said that the 27 officers were hiding in a cave during the Taliban attack on Wednesday in Yamgan district. The Taliban took the officers hostage and police have launched an effort to try and find them, Ayar said.
