Afghan conflict: Taliban kidnap bus passengers and kill 10

<p>Taliban militants have killed at least 10 people after kidnapping dozens of bus passengers near the city of Kunduz in northern Afghanistan, officials say.</p><p>Two buses were stopped and more than 185 passengers seized by armed gunmen, a statement by the regional police chief said. Officials managed to free 160 of them, it added.</p><p>The Taliban are still active in parts of Kunduz, after most of the city was retaken by Afghan forces last year. The group have not commented on the incident, in Aliabad district.</p><p>The buses were travelling from Kabul to Badakhshan, in north-eastern Afghanistan, when they were stopped by Taliban members who had set up a roadblock.<br><br><br><br></p>