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| Afghan Taliban kidnap dozens of bus passengers near Kunduz | Afghan Taliban kidnap dozens of bus passengers near Kunduz |
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| More than 100 people are reported to have been kidnapped after Taliban militants launched an ambush on three buses in northern Afghanistan. | More than 100 people are reported to have been kidnapped after Taliban militants launched an ambush on three buses in northern Afghanistan. |
| Security forces sent to the area near Kunduz are said to be involved in fierce clashes with the militants. | Security forces sent to the area near Kunduz are said to be involved in fierce clashes with the militants. |
| It comes a day after the government offered a conditional ceasefire. | It comes a day after the government offered a conditional ceasefire. |
| President Ashraf Ghani said it would come into effect on Monday if the Taliban accepted, but the militants have not responded yet. | President Ashraf Ghani said it would come into effect on Monday if the Taliban accepted, but the militants have not responded yet. |
| Esmatullah Muradi, a spokesman for the Kunduz governor, told Reuters news agency the bus passengers were taken to "an undisclosed location" after being forced from the buses on Monday morning. | |
| Mr Muradi told the BBC the area was under Taliban control. | |
| There are conflicting reports of how many people have been taken. Afghanistan's Tolo News said the number could be as high as 170. | |
| Mohammad Yusouf Ayubi, Kunduz's provincial council head, told news agency AP he believed the militants were searching for government or security force employees. | |
| The Taliban have launched several attacks in recent weeks. | |
| The largest was the assault on the city of Ghazni, east of Kabul, which sparked a five-day battle with government forces that left hundreds dead or wounded. The UN has warned that up to 150 civilians may have been killed. | |
| However, the Taliban have yet to comment on this most recent incident. |