INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The kidnapped Indian national, who was working in Sodexo as a cook, was 39 years old (Representational)Kabul: Terrorists kidnapped and
killed three foreign nationals working for international food company Sodexo in Kabul on Thursday, deepening concerns about security of
expatriates in Afghanistan.A senior diplomat and two Afghan security officials said the three worked as cooks at Sodexo, the world's
second-largest food and catering services company."An Indian, a Malaysian and a Macedonian citizen were abducted and killed
We have found their bodies," Hashmat Stanekzai, spokesman for Kabul's police chief, told Reuters.Kidnapping has been a major problem in
Afghanistan in recent years
While it mainly affects Afghans kidnapped for ransom, foreigners have also been targeted, either by criminals looking for ransom or by
terror groups.The Malaysian national was 64, the Indian was 39 and the Macedonian was 37
They were all travelling for work with a local driver.An Afghan security official said they found identity cards next to the bodies and
officials at Sodexo in Afghanistan have confirmed their identities
The company had no immediate comment.Police said the three men were abducted near Pul-e-Charkhi on the eastern outskirts of Kabul but their
bodies were found in a car parked in the Mussahi district in the southern part of Kabul province."They were shot dead and their bodies were
found inside a car," said Nusrat Rahimi, deputy spokesman for the interior ministry.Sodexo manages canteens and facilities for offices, the
military, schools, hospitals and prisons, and also supplies vouchers for meals and gifts
Its clients range from the Royal Ascot Racecourse in England to the U.S
Marine Corps.© Thomson Reuters 2018
