After the top envoy’s daughter was kidnapped in the Pakistani capital last week, the Afghan Foreign Ministry announced on Sunday that it was recalling its ambassador to Islamabad and other senior diplomats due to “security threats.”
In a clear violation of international laws, the daughter of Afghanistan’s ambassador to Pakistan, Najibullah Alikhil was briefly abducted and tortured before she was released.
While limited details regarding the incident have been disclosed, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated that Silsila Alikhil was kidnapped and “severely tortured” for several hours on Friday by unknown men.
Demanding the kidnappers’ arrest and prosecution, the Afghan foreign ministry said in a statement released Sunday, “Following the kidnapping of the Afghan ambassador’s daughter in Pakistan, the leadership of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has recalled the Afghan envoy and other senior diplomats from Islamabad back to Kabul until all security threats have been removed.”
Alikhil was kidnapped on her way home in Pakistan’s capital, the ministry said Saturday, adding that she was taken to a hospital for medical treatment after being released. Later, Pakistan’s foreign ministry said she was assaulted in her car and that the ambassador’s and his family’s security had been beefed up.
According to Afghanistan’s foreign ministry, an Afghan delegation will visit Pakistan to investigate the situation, following which “further steps will be taken.”
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