An Indian national working for an international food services company in Afghanistan was among three foreigners killed by unidentified gunmen after they were abducted from Kabul, the latest incident targeting foreigners in the war-torn country.

The three men – one Indian, a Malaysian and a Macedonian – were working as chefs for the French food services and facilities management giant Sodexo, the ToloNews said, citing a senior diplomat in Kabul. The identities of the victims have not been disclosed.

They were abducted early on Thursday morning and their bodies were later found in Mussahi, a volatile area of the Afghan capital.

According to reports, the armed men took off the foreigners from their vehicle at around 8:30 am (local time) and abducted them in a Toyota Corolla at the industrial park area of 9th Police District in Kabul city.

The driver of the foreign nationals reached the office after 20 minutes and informed the staff about the abduction, the report said.

Just over an hour later their bodies were found in what appeared to be a different car by authorities in the rural outskirts of Kabul.

“They had been shot inside the car,” said Bahar Mehr with the interior ministry.

Another spokesman with the ministry said the car's driver was being questioned by police and treated as a possible suspect.

He added that all three had been handcuffed and shot, with two of the bodies later placed in the trunk of the car.

“At this stage we think it is a terrorist incident,” police spokesman Hashmat Stanikzai told AFP. No group has so far claimed responsibility for the killings.

The Taliban militants group often claim responsibility behind the abduction although some of the kidnappings are done for ransom by criminal gangs. AGENCIES

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Courtesy: Mirror: Aug 3, 2018