HERAT, Afghanistan (AFP)-the 12 Iranian engineers kidnapped in Western Afghanistan has been released with the three Afghan colleagues, police and officials of the two countries said Wednesday.
The men, who, working on a project, the construction of the road were snatched at gunpoint Monday Post-i-Road in the province of Farah district, which borders Iran.
"All the 12 hostages were released at 5: 00 pm (1230 GMT) around today. They were published in the local elders, who have acted as intermediaries, to Help the police, "said Farah, the Chief Sayed Mohammad Roshandel. "They are in a safe place in Farah."
Later, he added that the three Afghans, who were also kidnapped alongside them was released.
Officials had previously indicated that the five Afghans were abducted but said was only the Roshandel, three.
Iran's state news agency IRNA also quoted the Foreign Ministry confirmed the news Tehran.
"Fortunately, the efforts of the Embassy of the Foreign Ministry and the us. Iranian citizens are released, and they will be transferred to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a safe place, "spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast played as saying.
On Monday, had said, Mehmanparast that Tehran's Embassy in Afghanistan was in the press, "the Iranian authorities in Kabul to take this responsibility vis-à-vis the citizens and the capture of a stable and fast."
Farah is a remote province, and facing a significant Taliban activity.
The Taliban spokesman, Yusuf told AFP Monday the Ahmadi insurgent group had knowledge of the latest kidnapping, although Egypt has been responsible for similar abductions in the past.
The abduction was the latest in the series, and the Afghans kidnappings of foreigners in Afghanistan since the US-led invasion ousted the Taliban in 2001.
Most of the hostages are released following negotiations, but the violent last December, the Bangladesh road transport workers was killed in northern Afghanistan during the kidnapping. Five colleagues remain in captivity.
Two French journalists of State-owned channel France 3, the date to remain in captivity are being kidnapped, East of Kabul, in December 2009 the suspected Islamist Militia.
Approximately 130,000 troops to Afghanistan at an international level, the Taliban and other Militia.
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