Turkish engineers released in Afghanistan

ANKARA: Two Turkish engineers snatched earlier this month by unknown gunmen in Afghanistan have been released, a senior Turkish diplomat said Monday. "They are in good health and will be flown to Turkey today," the diplomat, who requested anonymity, told foreign news agency. He said it was not yet clear who the abductors were and could not give details on the circumstances of the release early Monday.The two engineers, who were working for a Turkish company building a road in western Afghanistan, were kidnapped on July 14 as they were driving to their compound on the outskirts of the city of Herat.