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Navigation Primary Navigation Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Secondary Navigation Australia China India Indonesia Japan Malaysia Philippines Thailand Vietnam Search Search: French aid worker kidnapped in Kabul, Afghan killed AFP - 1 hour 10 minutes ago KABUL (AFP) - - Gunmen abducted a French aid worker in the Afghan capital on Monday and shot dead an Afghan man who tried to rescue him, the Kabul government said, in the latest of a series of attacks on foreigners here. The abducted man was identified by his Paris-based organisation as 32-year-old Dany Egreteau, an education specialist who had arrived in Afghanistan on a visit a week ago. He had been in a vehicle of another French non-governmental organisation, Afrane, which had been blocked by the gunmen's car, and not on foot as reported by Afghan officials, Afrane president Etienne Gille told AFP in Paris. "Threatened by armed men, Dany Egreteau tried to escape on foot," said Gille, adding that his organisation had given strict orders to its staff to limit their walking in the capital, where security has plummeted this year. Egreteau's organisation, also based in Paris, said he had been staying with Afrane during his visit to Kabul. An official asked AFP not to reveal the name of the group for security reasons. There has been a series of kidnappings in the capital, mostly by criminal gangs seeking thousands of dollars in ransom, while three expatriates were shot dead in attacks last month, one in an attack claimed by Taliban insurgents. The extremist Taliban group said however it was not involved in the kidnapping of the Frenchman. The Afghan interior ministry said Egreteau was captured by three armed men as he was walking in the Kart-e-Parwan suburb near the city centre. A second foreigner escaped, witnesses said, and an Afghan man was killed. "A man... who tried to help and stop the abductors was shot and killed as he tried to scuffle with the abductors," ministry spokesman Zemarai Bashari told AFP. The dead man was identified by his uncle as Malik, 26, who was a driver for a provincial intelligence department. "My nephew tried to stop them abducting the foreigners," said the uncle, Ghulam Hazrat, 50. "He grabbed the gun of one of the kidnappers. The other shot him dead with five bullets. At this time one of the foreigners ran away and they put the other in the car, kicking him badly." Another witness said he had seen two foreign men running down a street and being followed by two armed men, with a third in a car behind them. One had tripped and was grabbed by the kidnappers, said Hajatullah, 28, who lives in the area. "A man stopped his car and tried to take the gun from one of the abductors. The second abductor opened fire and killed the man trying to help. The two forced the foreigner into the waiting car and disappeared," he said. There are hundreds of international aid organisations in Afghanistan trying to help the country recover from three decades of war. An NGO security watchdog, ANSO, has said attacks against humanitarian groups were at their highest this year since the extremist Taliban regime was toppled in a US-led invasion in late 2001. A dual national British-South African woman working with disabled children was shot dead in the capital last month. The Taliban said the 34-year-old was killed because her NGO was preaching Christianity, a charge the group rejected. Another South African and a Briton were shot dead by an Afghan guard last week as they arrived at work for their company, the international courier firm DHL. The guard then turned the gun on himself. The interior ministry said it may have been a "terrorist attack" or the motivation may have been personal. Kabul has seen several brazen attacks this year, including the storming of a five-star hotel in January, an attempt to kill President Hamid Karzai in April and July's bombing of the Indian embassy which left about 60 people dead. Email Story IM Story Printable View Blog This Recommend this article Average (0 votes) Sign in to recommend this article » Most Recommended Stories » Related Articles: Asia Pacific Protests greet China's envoy to TaiwanAP - 1 hour 11 minutes ago Pakistan warns Petraeus against missile strikesAP - 1 hour 27 minutes ago Top China envoy in Taiwan for historic talksAFP - 1 hour 34 minutes ago NBA team of legends, current players may play in SingaporeChannel NewsAsia - 1 hour 44 minutes ago PM Lee launches carers’ scheme to help elderly residentsChannel NewsAsia - 1 hour 44 minutes ago Most Popular – Asia Pacific Viewed Obama in command on eve of US vote Foods to prevent disease? Hamilton pips Massa to Formula One title in tense Brazil finale Formula One driver Hamilton wins 2008 F1 championship Australia anxious as Indonesia prepares to execute Bali bombers View Complete List » Search: Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology

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