Body of kidnapped turk found in Afghanistan

The body of a kidnapped Turkish engineer was found in eastern Afghanistan today, less than 24 hours after he was snatched with his driver and interpreter by a band of armed men.

Mohammad Eyup, who went missing yesterday afternoon, is the second Turkish engineer to be killed in the country’s restive countryside this year. His body was found by security forces who had launched a massive search operation, said Jamil Jumbesh, head of the Interior Ministry’s anti-terror division.