Kabul, August 3
The Taliban on Friday claimed they had abducted an Indian engineer in Baghlan province of northern Afghanistan. However, denying the report, sources in the Indian Embassy here said that no Indian has been kidnapped by the Taliban, maintaining that all the Indians working in a power project in north Afghanistan were safe.
Sources close to the Afghanistan President also said that no report of any Indian being kidnapped in any part of the country had been received.
A local Taliban commander, Bahlol, said Taliban guerrillas on Thursday abducted the Indian who was working for a power project at Puli Khumri, the capital of Baghlan. He added that the engineer had been brought to the central Ghazni province where 23 South Koreans were abducted on July 19.
Baghlan police chief said they have no information about the reported abduction. Over the past two years, the Taliban has frequently killed some hostages.
— Xinhua, PTI
