KABUL, April 16 (Xinhua) -- Police have arrested two abductors and rescued their hostage in northern Afghanistan's Sari Pul province, provincial police spokesman Naqibullah Alamyar said Thursday.
According to the official, the alleged kidnappers had kidnapped a girl. Police tracked them in Sangcharak district on Wednesday and rescued the girl. He added that both kidnappers would be handed over to the judiciary after the completion of a preliminary investigation.
The official did not provide more details.
Although law enforcement agencies do their best to ensure law and order in post-war Afghanistan, police occasionally report criminal activities.
In an unrelated incident on Monday, four people were killed and three others sustained injuries when an armed individual opened fire on a rival family in Baghlan province, north of Afghanistan. ■