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Kidnapped Turks released

Police say two Turkish nationals kidnapped in western Afghanistan have been released along with their Afghan driver.

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  • Published: 14:55 July 21, 2008
  • Gulf News

Kabul: Police say two Turkish nationals kidnapped in western Afghanistan have been released along with their Afghan driver.

Raouf Ahmadi, police spokesman for the western zone of Afghanistan, says the release happened on Sunday in Herat province.

Ahmadi confirmed a ransom was paid but said police are trying to get details about it.

Turkish state media said the Turks were engineers and were expected to return to Turkey on Monday. The two worked for a road construction company and had disappeared a week ago.

There have been a number of kidnappings in Herat recently, mainly targeting Afghans. Most cases are of a criminal nature and not linked to the Taliban insurgency.

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