Kabul, Oct.28 (Xinhuanet)--- Unknown armed men in military uniform kidnapped three staff of the United Nations in the Afghan capital city at broad daylight Thursday, Afghan officials confirmed.
Kabul
,
Oct.28
(
Xinhuanet
)
--
-
Unknown
armed
men
in
military
uniform
kidnapped
three
staff
of
the
United
Nations
in
the
Afghan
capital
city
at
broad
daylight
Thursday
,
Afghan
officials
confirmed
.
"Three armed men in military uniform intercepted a UN car in Baraki area ofprefix = st1 /Kabulcity early afternoon and took away three persons including two women with them," Rohullah, a witness at the site told Xinhua.
``
Three
armed
men
in
military
uniform
intercepted
a
UN
car
in
Baraki
area
ofprefix
=
st1
/Kabulcity
early
afternoon
and
took
away
three
persons
including
two
women
with
them
,
''
Rohullah
,
a
witness
at
the
site
told
Xinhua
.
The kidnappers also badly beat up the Afghan driver of the UN car, added Rohullah who is a lorry driver in the city.
The
kidnappers
also
badly
beat
up
the
Afghan
driver
of
the
UN
car
,
added
Rohullah
who
is
a
lorry
driver
in
the
city
.
The area has been watched over by UN guards.
The
area
has
been
watched
over
by
UN
guards
.
UN officials as well as Afghan confirmed the incident but refused to provide further information.
UN
officials
as
well
as
Afghan
confirmed
the
incident
but
refused
to
provide
further
information
.
The three kidnapped, according to some officials, who are from Britain, Ireland and Kosovo, were working for the UN-sponsored Joint Electoral Management Body (JEMB) overseeing the first presidential elections held on Oct.9 across Afghanistan and in Iran and Pakistan.
The
three
kidnapped
,
according
to
some
officials
,
who
are
from
Britain
,
Ireland
and
Kosovo
,
were
working
for
the
UN-sponsored
Joint
Electoral
Management
Body
(
JEMB
)
overseeing
the
first
presidential
elections
held
on
Oct.9
across
Afghanistan
and
in
Iran
and
Pakistan
.
This is the first time that such an incident has taken place in the Afghan capital over the last three years
This
is
the
first
time
that
such
an
incident
has
taken
place
in
the
Afghan
capital
over
the
last
three
years
So far, no one has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.
So
far
,
no
one
has
claimed
responsibility
for
the
kidnapping
.
However, remnants of the former Taliban regime who failed to stop the great presidential elections have promised to continue holy war until the US-led troops leave Afghanistan.
However
,
remnants
of
the
former
Taliban
regime
who
failed
to
stop
the
great
presidential
elections
have
promised
to
continue
holy
war
until
the
US-led
troops
leave
Afghanistan
.
Kabul, Oct.28 (Xinhuanet)--- Unknown armed men in military uniform kidnapped three staff of the United Nations in the Afghan capital city at broad daylight Thursday, Afghan officials confirmed.  "Three armed men in military uniform intercepted a UN car in Baraki area ofprefix = st1 /Kabulcity early afternoon and took away three persons including two women with them," Rohullah, a witness at the site told Xinhua.  The kidnappers also badly beat up the Afghan driver of the UN car, added Rohullah who is a lorry driver in the city. The area has been watched over by UN guards.  UN officials as well as Afghan confirmed the incident but refused to provide further information. The three kidnapped, according to some officials, who are from Britain, Ireland and Kosovo, were working for the UN-sponsored Joint Electoral Management Body (JEMB) overseeing the first presidential elections held on Oct.9 across Afghanistan and in Iran and Pakistan.  This is the first time that such an incident has taken place in the Afghan capital over the last three years  So far, no one has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping. However, remnants of the former Taliban regime who failed to stop the great presidential elections have promised to continue holy war until the US-led troops leave Afghanistan.