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ISLAMABAD - Taliban militants in Afghanistan have taken hostage about 20 Pakistani children who mistakenly crossed the border, Pakistani officials said Friday.
The children from the tribal district of Bajaur were visiting the Ghaki Pass area, a hill resort, on the border Thursday during the Eid al-Fitr holiday when they crossed into the Afghan province of Kunnar.
"Terrorists on the other side of the border took the children as hostages," said Islam Zaif Khan, the top official in Bajaur. An official at his office later said the militants had released 10 boys under 10 on the same day.
Khan did not say whether the militants were of Afghan origin or Pakistani Taliban who have fled military operations and taken shelter in Afghanistan.
ISLAMABAD - Taliban militants in Afghanistan have taken hostage about 20 Pakistani children who mistakenly crossed the border, Pakistani officials said Friday.
The children from the tribal district of Bajaur were visiting the Ghaki Pass area, a hill resort, on the border Thursday during the Eid al-Fitr holiday when they crossed into the Afghan province of Kunnar.
"Terrorists on the other side of the border took the children as hostages," said Islam Zaif Khan, the top official in Bajaur. An official at his office later said the militants had released 10 boys under 10 on the same day.
Khan did not say whether the militants were of Afghan origin or Pakistani Taliban who have fled military operations and taken shelter in Afghanistan.
