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Afghan police rescue physician from kidnappers' clutch, arrest 8 suspects
Afghan police in a crackdown on kidnappers have rescued a physician and arrested eight people charged with involvement in the abduction, Spokesman for the Taliban-run caretaker government Zabihullah Mujahid said Saturday.
"Medical practitioner Najibullah Sakandar who was abducted a few days ago from Kabul was found and rescued from the kidnappers' clutch late Friday," Mujahid said on social media.
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Police have arrested the eight people in connection with the abduction of the physician, the official added in his message.
Kidnappers in the northern Mazar-i-Sharif city killed a physician after his family failed to pay 800,000 U.S. dollars in ransom for his release a couple of months ago.
The Taliban-run administration has vowed to crack down on the outlaws to ensure law and order in the war-torn Afghanistan.
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