Abductors have some demands for releasing 31 passengers

The Abductors of 31 passengers in Zabul have some demands for releasing the hostages, head of Zabul provincial council said.

However, head of Zabul provincial council say nothing regarding the demands but he has shared the issue with Kabul.

After three times of efforts, the tribal elders of Zabul and Ghazni province could finally contact with the abductors of the 31 passengers.

Ata Jan Haq, head of Zabul provincial council expressed hope that the abductees will soon be released and informed Kabul officials that the abductors have some demands from the government.

Meanwhile, some of the civil activists in Zabul are said to consider the involvement of neighboring countries to provoke ethnic differences among Afghan people.

At the same time, head of Human Rights Commission in Kandahar urged the armed oppositions to cooperate in releasing the 31 abductees.

Head of Zabul provincial council assured that the armed oppositions still have the 31 passengers with themselves and are always changing their whereabouts.

He also noted that the tribal elders of Zabul and Ghazni are still negotiating with the Abductors for releasing the passengers.

Earlier, President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has called the abduction of 31 civilians of the Hazara minority in southern Zabul province a conspiracy against government.

The abduction of 31 Hazaras took place about three weeks before but their fate is still unknown.

a group of armed masked men in southern Afghanistan, Shah Joy district of Zabul province stopped two buses traveling to the capital, Kabul, and abducted around 31 people belonging to the ethnic Hazara minority.

Reported by Bashir Fayzan