- Sputnik International
Asia
Find top stories and features from Asia and the Pacific region. Keep updated on major political stories and analyses from Asia and the Pacific. All you want to know about China, Japan, North and South Korea, India and Pakistan, Southeast Asia and Oceania.

India Explores Diplomatic Channels for Release of Seven Abductees in Afghanistan

© AFP 2023 / WAKIL KOHSARAfghan villagers sit on hilltop in the Guzargah-e-Nur district of Baghlan province (File)
Afghan villagers sit on hilltop in the Guzargah-e-Nur district of Baghlan province (File) - Sputnik International
Subscribe
The Indian engineers were abducted from near the Cheshma-e-Sher area in the Baghlan province of Afghanistan on May 6 while they were working at a power project site. Some media outlets have reported that the abductees have been kept at the Dand-e-Shahaduddin area of Pol-e-Khomri city.

New Delhi (Sputnik) — The government of India says it is in touch with Afghan authorities to secure the release of seven engineers abducted by the Taliban in the Baghlan province of Afghanistan.

"We are in touch with different people who are involved in the exercise through the Afghan government," Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said. 

Indians read news about seven Indian Engineers abducted in Afghanistan in a newspapers, in Mumbai, India, Monday, May 7, 2018 - Sputnik International
Asia
Hostage Crisis Deepens for India as Afghan-Taliban Stall Negotiations
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj had a phone conversation with her Afghan counterpart Salahuddin Rabbani seeking help in securing the release of the abductees. India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval is also in touch with his Afghan counterpart Hanif Atmar, according to the MEA.   

​India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale were in Moscow last week to meet their Russian counterparts to set the agenda for the upcoming visit of Indian Prime Minister Modi and it is understood that the situation in Afghanistan, including the issue of the abducted Indians, was also discussed during the meetings.  

Newsfeed
0
To participate in the discussion
log in or register
loader
Chats
Заголовок открываемого материала