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| Two German men who disappeared in Afghanistan last month have been found dead, officials in Parwan province say. | Two German men who disappeared in Afghanistan last month have been found dead, officials in Parwan province say. |
| The pair vanished near the Salang Pass, north of Kabul. Both men are said to have been working for an aid organisation. | The pair vanished near the Salang Pass, north of Kabul. Both men are said to have been working for an aid organisation. |
| The two men died of bullet wounds but it is not known who killed them. | |
| The Salang Pass is generally considered quite stable but there were fears the men had strayed into another valley, which is less secure. | The Salang Pass is generally considered quite stable but there were fears the men had strayed into another valley, which is less secure. |
| Afghan officials suspect the men, who had been travelling without a local guide, were abducted by the Taliban in the neighbouring Ghorband valley. | Afghan officials suspect the men, who had been travelling without a local guide, were abducted by the Taliban in the neighbouring Ghorband valley. |
| The pair disappeared on Friday 19 August. They told their driver they were heading into the mountains and when they failed to return he raised the alarm. | The pair disappeared on Friday 19 August. They told their driver they were heading into the mountains and when they failed to return he raised the alarm. |
| Germany's Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said on 23 August that there were "indications that they may have been the victims of kidnapping." | Germany's Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said on 23 August that there were "indications that they may have been the victims of kidnapping." |
| Their bodies were found under a large boulder 4km (2.5 miles) from the south end of the Salang pass, Parwan's governor Abdul Basir Salangi is quoted as telling the Associated Press news agency. | Their bodies were found under a large boulder 4km (2.5 miles) from the south end of the Salang pass, Parwan's governor Abdul Basir Salangi is quoted as telling the Associated Press news agency. |
| The bodies were being transported to hospital in Charikar. The provincial police chief said an investigation was ongoing. | |
| The Salang Pass is a major route through the Hindu Kush mountains and connects the Afghan capital, Kabul, with the north of the country. | The Salang Pass is a major route through the Hindu Kush mountains and connects the Afghan capital, Kabul, with the north of the country. |
| Parwan is one of the safest parts of Afghanistan but it is not without risk, says the BBC's Quentin Sommerville in Kabul. The Taliban have a number of safe havens there and criminal gangs operate in the area. |