by Jawid Jiaratjaie
A group of militants who claim to be members of Daesh attacked parts of Firoz Koh city, the center of Ghor province, and took six civilians hostage, local officials confirmed.
The incident took place on Friday during President Ashraf Ghani's visit to the province. He had gone to Ghor to pay his condolences to the families of over 30 victims killed by Daesh two weeks ago.
Local officials said the insurgents were defeated by security forces, but they managed to capture six civilians.
"They (civilians) were captured by Daesh militants on the way and they have taken them to an unknown place. The incident took place while people were busy welcoming the president," said Abdul Hai Khatibi, spokesman of Ghor's governor.
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