Local security officials in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday said, Eight Pakistani workers have been kidnapped in an area troubled by the Taliban near the Afghan capital Kabul.
Mohammad Jan Abid Chief of the fight against crime department in provincial security commandment for Logar province said, the detained Pakistanis included 2 engineers and 6 workers assigned to a hospital construction project in Logar province.
The incident took place while they were returning to their accommodation after work when they were snatched at gunpoint on Wednesday.
Provincial police chief for eastern Logar province Gen. Ghulam Sakhi Roghlewanai said, they were going home from work. Along the road, their minivan was stopped by unknown gunmen, their driver was forced out of the car and all were taken away to an unknown location.
This comes as tensions between Pakistan, United States and Afghanistan has already heightened after NATO air raid on two Pakistani check posts early Saturday morning, which killed at least 24 Pakistani soldiers.
Provincial police chief Gen. Ghulam Sakhi Roghlewanai further added, Afghan security forces have launched a search operation to find and rescue the abducted Pakistani citizens.
No group including the Taliban militants have so far claimed responsibility behind the kidnapping but local security officials believe that criminals gangs would possibly be behind the kidnapping with a motive to gain a ransom in exchange of the abducted Pakistani citizens.
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