Afghanistan has called on Pakistan to find and free a former Afghan provincial governor kidnapped in Islamabad.
The Afghan Foreign Ministry said Fazlullah Wahidi, a former governor of Afghanistan's western Herat Province, was abducted in the Pakistani capital on February 12.
The motive for the kidnapping was not clear, but the Afghan government asked Pakistani authorities "to use all their tools and possibilities to identify the group of kidnappers and take action to free Wahini immediately," the Foreign Ministry said.
The former Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, who is reportedly close to Wahidi, issued a separate statement on Facebook describing Wahidi as a "respectable elder."
Karzai's statement said Wahidi had traveled to Pakistan to apply for a visa to the United Kingdom, which does not issue visas to Afghans in Kabul.
Pakistani police said they were investigating Wahidi's disappearance.
Editors' Picks
Afghanistan/Pakistan Trending
1
Once Allies, Pakistan And Afghan Taliban Lurch Toward Full-Blown Conflict
2Fierce Fighting, High Number Of Casualties Reported Along Pakistan-Afghanistan Border
3Afghanistan's Taliban 'Here To Stay' As It Gains De Facto International Acceptance
4Kabul Gripped By Fear Of More Attacks After Suspected Pakistani Air Strikes
5Afghanistan And Pakistan Agree Cease-Fire After Deadly Air Strikes And Ground Fighting
6At Least 27 Dead, Scores Injured As Earthquake Rocks Northern Afghanistan
7Afghanistan, Pakistan To Hold Peace Talks In Doha Amid Fragile Cease-Fire
8Afghan, Pakistani Negotiators Begin Talks In Doha After Deadly Clashes
9Taliban Says Peace Talks With Pakistan Collapse But Cease-Fire Will Hold
10Survivors Of Afghanistan-Pakistan Conflict Describe Toll On Civilians
RFE/RL has been declared an "undesirable organization" by the Russian government.
If you are in Russia or the Russia-controlled parts of Ukraine and hold a Russian passport or are a stateless person residing permanently in Russia or the Russia-controlled parts of Ukraine, please note that you could face fines or imprisonment for sharing, liking, commenting on, or saving our content, or for contacting us.
To find out more, click here.
