AFGHANISTAN NEW DELHI, APRIL 30, SPA -- INDIAN PRIME MINISTER MANMOHAN SINGH ON SUNDAY CONDEMNED THE KILLING OF AN INDIAN ENGINEER IN AFGHANISTAN CALLING IT AN ACT OF TERRORISM, AS THE TALIBAN CLAIMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SLAYING SAYING THEIR VICTIM ATTEMPTED TO ESCAPE. AFGHAN POLICE SAID THEY FOUND THE HEADLESS BODY OF AN UNIDENTIFIED MAN IN SOUTHERN AFGHANISTAN ON SUNDAY. SINGH’S SPOKESMAN, SANJAY BARU, SAID IT WAS IDENTIFIED AS THAT OF KIDNAPPED ENGINEER K. SURYANARAYANA. "THE PRIME MINISTER CONDEMNS THE KILLING OF AN INDIANCIVILIAN IN AFGHANISTAN, AND EXPRESSES HIS GRIEF AND SORROW FOR THE FAMILY," SAID BARU. «THE PRIME MINISTER CALLS ON THE NATION TO REMAIN UNIFIED IN THE FACE OF THIS TERRORISM,» BARU TOLD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. BARU SAID THE GOVERNMENT WILL OFFER ITS ASSISTANCE TO THE FAMILY. QARI YOUSAF AHMADI, WHO RELEASES REGULAR STATEMENTS ON BEHALF OF OUTLAWED TALIBAN FIGHTERS, SAID TALIBAN FIGHTERS SHOT THE INDIAN AFTER HE TRIED TO ESCAPE AND FOUGHT WITH HIS CAPTORS. --SPA 1042 Local Time 0742 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/357211