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Home / News / World News / Taliban releases three Indian engineers kidnapped last year
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    Taliban releases three Indian engineers kidnapped last year

    Shalini Ojha
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    Last updated on Oct 07, 2019, 12:29 pm
    Taliban releases three Indian engineers kidnapped last year
  • In a sigh of relief for India, three engineers, who were abducted in May 2018 by the Taliban, were released on Sunday in exchange for 11 Taliban members. The swap happened at an undisclosed location.

    This development comes days after the Afghan Taliban had a crucial meeting with US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad in Islamabad, Pakistan.

    Here's what happened.

  • In this article
    Two prominent leaders of the Taliban were released Taliban confirmed the release, but Afghan government hasn't Seven engineers were abducted, one was released earlier this year MEA hoped that all Indian nationals return home soon In fact, one American was also released in the swap
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    Two prominent leaders of the Taliban were released

    Two prominent leaders of the Taliban were released
  • Among the Taliban members who were exchanged are top leaders like Sheikh Abdul Rahim and Maulvi Abdur Rashid.

    Both of them were governors of Kunar and Nimroz provinces of Afghanistan when the Taliban ruled the country before the intervention of the United States in 2001.

    As per India Today, they were released from the Bagram airbase during the early hours of Sunday.

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    Taliban confirmed the release, but Afghan government hasn't

  • Notably, while Taliban officials have confirmed the release of prisoners, the country's government is yet to comment on it. In fact, the Indian government has not been notified about this development either. But sources told the daily, the government is keeping a tab.

  • Abduction

    Seven engineers were abducted, one was released earlier this year

    Seven engineers were abducted, one was released earlier this year
  • It should be noted that seven Indian engineers were abducted from Bagh-e-Shamal village near the Pul-e-Khomri city, the capital of northern Baghlan province in 2018.

    All of them worked with the Indian company KEC, which is headquartered in Mumbai. The company has one of its power stations in the war-torn area.

    In March this year, one engineer was released.

  • Quote

    MEA hoped that all Indian nationals return home soon

  • "We are grateful to Government of Afghanistan for their support in securing the release and repatriation of the Indian national. We continue to work closely with the Government of Afghanistan for the safe and early return of the remaining six Indian nationals," MEA had said.

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    In fact, one American was also released in the swap

    In fact, one American was also released in the swap
  • Had it not been for the intervention of the US, the engineers' captivity might have been prolonged. Reportedly Khalilzad asked the Taliban to free at least five prisoners, including the three Indian engineers, one Australian and one US citizen.

    In all likeliness, the three Indians will remain with the US forces till their return is facilitated.

    But the fate of others is still unknown.

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