This content was published on July 17, 2021 – 13:30
Kabul, Jul 17 (EFE) .- The Government of Afghanistan reported this Saturday that the daughter of the Afghan ambassador to Pakistan was kidnapped for several hours yesterday, after the tension between the two countries increased after accusations that Islamabad supports militarily the Afghan Taliban at the border crossing they have taken.
“Ms. Salsala Alikhil, daughter of the Afghan Ambassador to Islamabad, was abducted while on her way home on July 16 by unknown persons and severely tortured in Islamabad,” the Afghan Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
The daughter of the Afghan ambassador, Najibullah Alikhil, was released within hours and is currently under medical treatment in a hospital, the letter added.
The Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs also expressed “its serious concern regarding the safety of its diplomats, their families and employees of the consulates in Pakistan” and urged the government of the neighboring country to take measures to guarantee protection in the embassies.
The Afghan authorities also called on Pakistan “to identify and bring to justice the perpetrators of this crime.”
For its part, the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it has launched an investigation to clarify what happened and that it has reinforced the security of the Afghan ambassador and his family.
“We reiterate that the safety of diplomatic missions, as well as diplomats and their families, is of the utmost importance. These incidents cannot be tolerated,” the ministry said.
The kidnapping of the daughter of the Afghan ambassador in Islamabad comes amid tensions between the two countries, after the first Afghan vice president, Amrullah Saleh, yesterday accused Pakistan of offering air military support to the Taliban at the border crossing recently. taken, something the Pakistanis deny.
On the 13th, insurgents seized control of the key Waesh border post, one of four connecting Afghanistan with neighboring Pakistan, in the context of a relentless increase in violence following the announcement of the withdrawal of US troops and NATO, on May 1.
Since then, the Taliban have captured more than 130 district centers across the country, particularly in northern Afghanistan. EFE
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