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| Two foreign employees of the International Red Cross have been abducted in Wardak province in central Afghanistan, police say. | |
| The area police chief Gen Ewaz Muslimyar said the two were kidnapped along with their two Afghan drivers while travelling in Salar district. | The area police chief Gen Ewaz Muslimyar said the two were kidnapped along with their two Afghan drivers while travelling in Salar district. |
| The Red Cross office in Kabul has not yet commented on the report. | The Red Cross office in Kabul has not yet commented on the report. |
| The number of kidnappings has soared in Afghanistan where foreign and Afghan troops are battling Taleban insurgents. | The number of kidnappings has soared in Afghanistan where foreign and Afghan troops are battling Taleban insurgents. |
| "This much I know, that two Red Cross staff were kidnapped by the Taleban in the Salar district yesterday (Wednesday)," Gen Muslimyar was quoted by news agency Reuters as saying. | "This much I know, that two Red Cross staff were kidnapped by the Taleban in the Salar district yesterday (Wednesday)," Gen Muslimyar was quoted by news agency Reuters as saying. |
| An unnamed official told the Associated Press that two foreigners had gone to Wardak province to discuss the release of a German man kidnapped in July. | An unnamed official told the Associated Press that two foreigners had gone to Wardak province to discuss the release of a German man kidnapped in July. |
| The men had also helped free 21 South Korean captives last month, the agency said. | The men had also helped free 21 South Korean captives last month, the agency said. |
| The number of kidnappings has risen in the last few months with foreign troops and aid workers often being targeted. | The number of kidnappings has risen in the last few months with foreign troops and aid workers often being targeted. |
| On Monday, two Italian soldiers who were believed kidnapped last week were freed in a military operation. | On Monday, two Italian soldiers who were believed kidnapped last week were freed in a military operation. |