India today expressed gratitude and appreciation to Afghan authorities for the professionalism and alacrity with which they acted against the abductors of a local employee of the Indian consulate in Jalalabad.A day after Afghan national Abdol Wadud escaped following three days of captivity, the Ministry of External Affairs said all possible assistance will be rendered to him by the Consulate General of India.He is being treated for injuries he sustained when the kidnappers fired at him.A MEA statement said that an investigation is currently going on and the details of the abduction, search and rescue operation and identity or the motive of the abduction are not available.Wadud was abducted by a group of armed men in Jalalabad after being shot and injured on Saturday, and he escaped on Monday night.