Taliban kidnaps 11 engineers, works of Pashdan Dam

HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): The Taliban have kidnapped 11 engineers and workers of the Pashdan Dam in western Herat province, Project Director Mohammad Arif Achakzai said on Monday.

According to Achakzai the Taliban kidnapped engineers and workers of the dam project on Sunday from the Canal Band area of the construction site.

Herat governor acknowledged the kidnapping of workers and said efforts were on for the release of kidnapped persons.

The Pashdan Dam is constructed in the Kurkh district on the Harirud River at the cost of $117 million. The facility has the capacity to store 45 million cubic water and produce two MW of electricity.

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