Extremist groups to fail provoke religious war, ethnic differences: MoI

Afghanistan ministry of interior affairs (M0I) warned to extremist groups that they cannot provoke religious war and ethnic differences in the country by taking passengers hostages in highways.

The interior ministry emphasized that they have new plans for providing the security of highways and suppressing rebels in the new season.

“No one can provoke religious and ethnic differences in the country because Afghans are united.” Sidiq Sidiqi, the interior minister said.

Now travel in Afghanistan highways is daunting for ordinary people. In less than a month, it has been four times that Afghan passengers abducted by armed mask groups in highways.

Afghan security forces also launched several operation to rescue the abductees but there is no sign of them yet.

In the meantime, Wolesi Jirga members are said to consider the enlargement of the passengers hostages issue the weakness of government.

Wolesi Jirga warned that disunity of the government would be better than the current situation if the abductees not release.

“If the government does not take serious measures for releasing the abductees, disbeliefs will become further towards the security forces and the government.” Ghulam Majroh, Parliament member said.

About 3 weeks ago, 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. But their fate is still unclear.

Reported by Fawad Naseri