Foreigners kidnapped and killed in Kabul attack

Three foreign workers have been abducted and killed in Kabul, with their bodies later found in one of the city’s more dangerous neighbourhoods. A Taliban attack in northern Afghanistan has separately left three policemen dead. It was not known who was behind the Kabul abductions and killing and no militant group immediately claimed responsibility.

Kabul police chief’s spokesman Hashmat Stanekzia said the bodies were left in Mussahi – a volatile area of the Afghan capital.

The three worked as cooks at the Kabul airport and were of Indian, Malaysian and Macedonian nationality.

In northern Balkh province, the Taliban attacked a police outpost on Wednesday night, killing three local policemen and wounding four others.