2 Brac officials abducted in Afghanistan

Two Bangladeshi Brac officials working in Afghanistan were abducted by unidentified miscreants from Kunduz city on Thursday evening.

The victims were chief engineer Haji Swakat,50 and chief accountant Md Sirajul Islam Sumon,37, both hail from Pabna district.

Some gunman kidnapped three Brac officials, including an Afghan national, while they were going to Baghlan from Kunduz around 4 pm local time.

He said the miscreants later released the Afghan citizen.

No militant group is yet to claim responsibility of the abduction.

Brac has been working in Afghanistan since 2002. Setting up around 400 offices in the country’s 34 provinces, the NGO is providing education, healthcare, training, and development tools to the citizens of the war-hit country.unb

2 Brac officials abducted in Afghanistan

Two Bangladeshi Brac officials working in Afghanistan were abducted by unidentified miscreants from Kunduz city on Thursday evening. The victims were chief engineer Haji Swakat,50 and chief accountant Md Sirajul Islam Sumon,37, both hail from Pabna district. Some gunman kidnapped three Brac officials, including an Afghan national, while they were going to Baghlan from Kunduz around 4 pm local time. He said the miscreants later released the Afghan citizen. No militant group is yet to claim responsibility of the abduction. Brac has been working in Afghanistan since 2002. Setting up around 400 offices in the countrys 34 provinces, the NGO is providing education, healthcare, training, and development tools to the citizens of the war-hit country.unb