Four aid workers kidnapped in Wardak
Wardak, Afghanistan ICRC
4 kidnapped
2 ICRC national staff and 2 international (1 Burmese, 1 Macedonian) kidnapped Wednesday in central Wardak province by Taliban militians; released Saturday. They were "Our mujahideen detained the Red Cross workers in Wardak province without knowing they were ICRC staff," said a Taliban spokesman who declined to be named. "We have nothing against the Red Cross and we are going to release them soon.". Means of attack recorded as kidnapping. Source: Aid Worker Security Database, incident 569.
People involved
No names have been released for this case.