Peacekeepers investigate Kabul kidnap plot

International peacekeepers are investigating an alleged plot to kidnap UN workers in the Afghanistan capital of Kabul and hold them for ransom, but have made no arrests, a spokesman said today.

The plot is believed to involve two separate gangs operating in the Kart-e Parwan district of northern Kabul, not far from where three United Nations employees – one of British-Irish nationality, one from Kosovo and one from the Philippines – were kidnapped in October. They were freed after nearly a month in captivity.