Kidnapping Documented

One aid worker kidnapped in Dasht-e Naw

Dasht-e Naw, Day Mirdad, Wardak, Afghanistan National NGO
1 kidnapped

A nurse working for an NGO-run clinic was kidnapped by a dozen armed opposition members on motorcycles and held for three days. He was interrogated to determine whether he had any government affiliation, and when it was determined he did not he was allowed to call his family and village elders for a negotiated release. Means of attack recorded as kidnapping. Context ambush. Actor Not applicable. Source: Aid Worker Security Database, incident 1336.

People involved

No names have been released for this case.