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| 27 Peace Activists Taken Captive in Farah | |
| 2019-12-26 | |
| [ToloNews] The People’s Peace Movement blames The People’s Peace Movement (PPM) on Wednesday claimed that 27 members were kidnapped by the Taliban on Tuesday evening as the group was traveling from Herat on the Farah road. A PPM member said that the Taliban was responsible for their abduction, but the Taliban has not claimed responsibility and the PPM has been unable to contact the Taliban. The movement members said that this is the fourth time the Taliban has taken PPM members captive.
Farah police also said that efforts have begun to track the kidnappers. The last time PPM members were abducted they were taken to an unknown area in Mosa Qala district of Helmand province and after few days they were released. The People’s Peace Movement, also called the Helmand Peace Convoy, initially started their marches for peace when a group of at least a dozen activists gathered in the city of Lashkargah in March 2018 to protest an attack that killed around 16 people that month. About a month later, the activists left Helmand and marched on foot towards Kabul. For 38 days the activists walked across provinces--through villages and towns-- and others joined them along the way. Related: People’s Peace Movement: 2019-06-05 Helmand: 13 Talibs airstruck, peaceful idiots march themselves into being kidnapped People’s Peace Movement: 2019-04-13 Sanctions Lifted On Key Taliban Members As Talibs Announce Start of Spring Offensive | |
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| Posted by: Mercutio 2019-12-26 07:43 |