Pakistani Engineer Killed on Kabul-Kandahar Road Project
KABUL: A Pakistani engineer working for Louis Berger in Afghanistan was killed Dec. 8, less than 48 hours after two Indian engineers working for the company were kidnapped on the notorious Kabul-Kandahar highway. According to unconfirmed reports, a second Pakistani engineer was also critically wounded in the same incident.
Anwar Shah, 38, was allegedly killed by police who mistakenly opened fired on his vehicle when he failed to stop at a checkpoint in Ghazni province. Police had reportedly set up a roadblock as part of a drug crackdown. This latest killing follows a series of murders, ambushes and kidnappings on what many say is the most dangerous construction project in the world.