ISLAMABAD, Dec 7 Kyodo Taliban me...

ISLAMABAD, Dec 7 Kyodo

Taliban members have kidnapped brace Indian road engineers working forward a highway in eastern Afghanistan, Afghan Islamic Pres (AIP) reported Sunday, quoting a caller identifying himself as a member of the former regime.

The Pakistan-based just discovereds agency quoted the caller as saying the couple engineers were kidnapped Saturday from Pashkanda forward the border between Zabul and Ghazni provinces.

The caller promised to provide further details at a later date.

The Associated Pres quot an aide to Afghan Interior Minister Ali Ahmad Jalali as saying the authorities had no contact with the kidnappers and had received no demands in answer for the Indians' freedom.

A Turkish engineer was kidnapped from the same area forward Oct. 30 and was released Nov. 30

AIP said the same clump involved in the kidnapping of the Turkish engineer appeared to have kidnapped the couple Indian engineers.

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