Taliban capture troops after helicopter emergency landing
No fewer than 15
troops including two foreigners were captured by insurgents after a transport
helicopter made an emergency landing in a Taliban-controlled area in northern
Afghanistan, an official said Wednesday.
"Hostages include Afghan national army soldiers and at
least two foreign nationals," Faryab provincial government spokesman Ahmad
Javid Bedar said, reports dpa.
The identity of the foreigners was unclear, he said.
"The soldiers fought for at least an hour following the
landing, after which, they were taken hostage," Bedar said.
Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid confirmed the incident,
saying around five Afghan troops were killed in the shootout.
"The helicopter was set on fire," Mujahid said.
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