Exchanges Made: Hazara Hostages For Uzbek Prisoners
May 11 2015
Nineteen Hazara hostages who had been held since February have been released in Afghanistan by their abductors, say Afghan officials cited by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
The Hazara are a Shi’ite ethnic group in Afghanistan.
The hostages were exchanged on Monday in Ghazni province for 22 Uzkeks, said one Afghan official.
A provincial council member in southern Zabul province named Asadullah Kakar said that the exchange took place in Jaghori district of Ghazni province...
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