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Kidnapped Red Cross Employee in Afghanistan Identified as Spanish National
Kidnapped Red Cross Employee in Afghanistan Identified as Spanish National
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Media claims that the kidnapped employee of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Afghanistan is a Spanish national, but the Spanish Foreign... 20.12.2016, Sputnik International
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Kidnapped Red Cross Employee in Afghanistan Identified as Spanish National
12:06 GMT 20.12.2016 (Updated: 12:18 GMT 20.12.2016) Media claims that the kidnapped employee of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Afghanistan is a Spanish national, but the Spanish Foreign Ministry has not confirmed the information so far.
MADRID (Sputnik) — The kidnapped employee of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Afghanistan is a Spanish national, the El Pais newspaper reported, citing police in the Afghan city of Kunduz.
The Spanish Foreign Ministry has not confirmed the information so far.
19 December 2016, 17:20 GMT
On Monday, a group of unidentified armed men stopped two vehicles with ICRC staff members traveling from the city of Mazar-e-Sharif to Kunduz and took one of the employees.
The situation in Afghanistan has significantly deteriorated in recent months. the country is suffering from the activity of the Taliban, a militant group formed in the 1990s, seeking to establish Sharia law in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and from other terrorist groups including the Daesh, banned in Russia and many other countries.
