Taliban abduct female member of Khost provincial council, Zahra Jalal
Taliban abduct female member of Khost provincial council, Zahra Jalal,with five of her companions in Logar while she was traveling to Kabul The Interior Ministry has announced that Zahra Jalal, a member of the Khost Provincial Council, has been released from the Taliban. The statement said that Zahra Jalal and five of her companions were released and transferred to a safe place as a result of the reconnaissance and operational efforts of the security forces and the close cooperation of the local elders.Ms. Jalal was traveling in a private car from Kabul to Khost province when she and five other people were abducted by the Taliban in the area of Sayyid Habibullah in central Logar on Tuesday morning.