Three passengers who were kidnapped about five days before on Kabul-Jalalabad high way in the jurisdiction of eastern Laghman province have been released.
Sarhadi Zwak, spokesman for the governor of Laghman province says that the three civilians were returned to their families in Surkh Road District of neighboring Nangarhar province yesterday.
Zwak said the release was secured through the efforts made by the provincial administration and local elders.
The militants who are not identified stopped passenger vehicles in the Zangori area of Laghman on Friday night and according to reports kidnapped 10 people.
Seven of them were released later but three were still in the custody of the kidnappers.
