Families of 31 men kidnapped asking government to break the so-called “Strategic Silence”

43 Days have passed since masked gunmen abducted 31 men from the Hazara ethnic in southern Afghanistan.

Families of the 31 kidnapped Afghans staged in a protect asking the Presidential Palace to break their so-called “strategic silence” and return their beloveds back home as soon as possible.

The families of the passengers who were seized in Zabul province said that “We are Afghan citizens, we have voted and elected our leaders, they should not torture us”.

The protesters carrying banners addressing the Presidential Palace and the Chief Executive Office to break the silence and free our beloveds which is either their brother, husband, son or father.

Ismail whose father is among the abducted passengers saying that his father was returning from Iran on the road to Kabul and now 43 days has passed since he is missing and the whole family is looking to see him again.

Another protester Nematullah said,” my father went to Iran for treatment, he is old and sick …. He had a high pressure and I’m very worried”.

Earlier Afghan government announced that they have launched an operation to rescue the 31 passengers kidnapped by the Taliban insurgents who have pledged allegiance with the Islamic State, but it seems there is no news about the location and achievements on this issue.

Reported by: Farahnaz Froton