Australian aid worker ‘kidnapped’

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Jalalabad is a city of 350,000 people in eastern Afghanistan, near the Pakistan border

Australia’s government is trying to confirm reports a female aid-worker has been abducted in Afghanistan.

The Australian woman was taken from a compound in the eastern city of Jalalabad on Thursday morning, according to media reports.

Armed men in military-style uniforms took her from the office of non-government organisation Zardozi.

It is not known who is responsible or whether a ransom has been sought for her release.

“The Australian government is working to confirm the reported kidnapping of an Australian in Afghanistan,” Australia’s department of foreign affairs said.

According to reports, the woman previously worked with the Danish Committee for Aid to Refugees.

Zardozi teaches women how to build their own businesses and sell sewing work to support their families, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corp.

Jalalabad is close to the border with Pakistan, in a region where militant groups are known to operate.

In 2015 two German aid workers in Afghanistan with the development organisation GIZ were kidnapped in separate incidents. Both were eventually freed.

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