Security officials in Afghanistan are working with local tribal elders to intercept the seven Indian engineers kidnapped by the Taliban gunmen in the restive northern Baghlan province, media reports said on Monday.
Provincial police spokesman Zabiullah Shuja said the Indian engineers of KEC International, an RPG group company, we’re working on a project for the construction of a power substation.
They were abducted by the militants from the vicinity of Cheshma-e-Sher area on May 6 while they were travelling to examine the work progress.
Mr. Shuja said the Afghan driver of the engineers is also missing and an operation is underway for their release, according to media reports.
The security officials in the province reported efforts are underway by the Afghan forces and the government officials as well as the local tribal elders for the release of the Indian engineers.
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Provincial Governor Abdul Nemati said the security forces and the local officials are busy tracking the abducted engineers and their driver.
He said, apart from the security forces and the government officials, the local tribal elders have also stepped up efforts for the release of the Indian nationals.
Mr. Nemati assured that the missing Indian engineers and their driver will be released soon. Many of the earlier abductions in the war-torn country have been linked to Taliban.
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