NEW DELHI, April 12 (UPI) -- Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said Saturday his country would not give in to threats by Taliban militants in India or Afghanistan.
Following the deaths of two Indian construction workers in Afghanistan, Mukherjee said such actions by suspected Taliban militants would not stop India from protecting its citizens, the Press Trust of India reported.
"We will take necessary measures to safeguard security of Indians working in Afghanistan," the minister said.
"Despite the Taliban attack, India will remain firm on its stand and not succumb to the pressures of the militia.".
The Press Trust said two Border Roads Organization workers were killed Saturday in a suicide attack by suspected Taliban militants. The attack, which also injured five people, occurred in India's Nimroz province.
