Chinese engineer kidnapped in Afghanistan: governor
Unknown gunmen kidnapped a Chinese road engineer in southern Afghanistan, an official said Tuesday.
The Chinese national and his Afghan driver, were kidnapped Monday in Wardak province, just south of Kabul, acting provincial governor Ali Ahmad Khashi told AFP.
"His Afghan driver was freed by our security forces and efforts to free the Chinese national continue. He'll be freed very soon," the governor said but refused to give details for security reasons.
The men were working for a construction company building a road between Wardak and the central province of Bamyan, the governor added.
Taliban spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahed, whose militant group has been responsible for several such kidnappings denied involvement.
Taliban militants kidnapped two German nationals in July last year. The rebels killed one before releasing the other under a deal.
Around the same time the rebels abducted 23 South Korean nationals and killed two of them before freeing the others.
Criminal gangs have also been involved in kidnapping Afghan and foreign nationals for ransom.
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