As per Afghanistan based Tolo News, the six abducted Indians were employees of a company named KEC.

Apart from the Indian nationals, one Afghan employee of the company was also abducted by the armed men from Bagh-e-Shamal village.

According to local officials the incident happened while they were traveling to the area, where the company owns an electricity sub-station contract, reported Tolo News.

Baghlan provincial council have linked the incident to the Taliban, who have not yet commented, reported the Afghanistan based news channel.

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