Indian woman working with an international NGO abducted in Kabul

Afghan authorities are checking whether the Pakistan-backed Taliban is directly involved in the abduction of Judith D'Souza.

Update: 2016-06-10 20:41 GMT
Judith D'Souza

New Delhi: An Indian woman working for an  international NGO was kidnapped by  suspected militants from right outside her  office in the heart of Kabul on Thursday and  efforts were being made to secure her  release.

Kolkata’s Judith D’Souza, 40, was abducted from the Afghan capital’s Taimani area along with two  other persons on Thursday. A senior  technical adviser with the Aga Khan  Foun-dation, Judith was sche-duled to return  to India next week. External affairs minister  Sush-ma Swaraj described Judith as “India’s daughter” and said the government was “doing everything to rescue her.”

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