The kidnapped Indian engineer was killed by Taliban militants Tuesday in Afghanitan, Taliban spokesperson said.

Taliban spokesperson Qari Yusuf Ahmadi said since the deadline set by Taliban has been reached, they shoot the Indian engineer to death with AK-47 at about 6 p.m. Tuesday evening.

At the same time, spokesperson of Afghan Interior Ministry Mohammad Yusuf Stanizi said there is no information about the killing of the Indian engineer.

About the two bodyguards, Ahmadi said Taliban's high council will decide their fate.

The kidnapped driver has been released Monday in Nimruz for the reason of "he is an innocent person", Ahmadi said.

The Indian engineer, from an Indian governmental construction team named Border Road Organization carrying out road construction work in Nimruz now, along with his two guards and one driver were lost Saturday in Afghan southern province of Nimruz. Taliban militants later claimed responsibility of the kidnapping, and asked the Indian construction company to leave Afghanistan in 48 hours otherwise they would behead the engineer.

Taliban regime, which has been ousted since late 2001, has for several times kidnapped Indian and Turkish construction workers or engineers for road construction in southern provinces these years. A Briton working for a road construction project was kidnapped and killed by Taliban militants in September in the western Farah province.

But sometimes Taliban militants will announce the fake information about killing of the hostage only for threatening the government.

More than 1,500 people, with the majority of them Taliban militants, have been killed in the Taliban-linked militancy since the beginning of this year, the bloodiest one after 2001.

Source: Xinhua