Afghan Forces Free 149 Hostages Seized By Taliban

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Afghan Forces Free 149 Hostages Seized By Taliban

Afghan officials say government security forces on August 20 freed 149 people who were taken hostage by the Taliban several hours earlier in the northern province of Kunduz.

Nasrat Rahimi, deputy spokesman for Afghanistan's Interior Ministry, said the militants continued to hold 21 others hostage on August 20 after they ambushed a convoy of passenger buses traveling to Kabul for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.

The buses were stopped in the province's Khan Abad district, an area under Taliban control -- prompting a battle against government forces deployed in a rescue operation.

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