The Taliban ambushed a peace convoy in western Afghanistan this week and abducted 26 peace activists.

The Associated Press reports:

The insurgents staged the ambush in the district of Bala Buluk in Farah province on Tuesday. The Taliban forced the six-vehicle convoy to a halt, then got into the cars and drove them and the activists to an unknown location, said the provincial police spokesman Mohibullah Mohib.



According to Mohib, a police operation is underway to locate and free the activists whose convoy was going village-to-village to rally for peace.