(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NNP Kabul)) (, ,) (NP (NNP Oct.28)) (-LRB- -LRB-) (NP (NNP Xinhuanet)) (-RRB- -RRB-) (, --) (HYPH -) (S (NP (NP (JJ Unknown) (JJ armed) (NNS men)) (PP (IN in) (NP (JJ military) (NN uniform)))) (VP (VBD kidnapped) (NP (NP (CD three) (NN staff)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NNP United) (NNPS Nations))) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (JJ Afghan) (NN capital) (NN city)))) (PP (IN at) (NP (JJ broad) (NN daylight))) (NP (NNP Thursday))))) (, ,) (NP (JJ Afghan) (NNS officials)) (VP (VBD 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.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Kabul
Kabul
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
list
Number=Sing
Oct.28
Oct.28
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
appos
Number=Sing
Xinhuanet
Xinhuanet
PROPN
NNP
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
--
--
PUNCT
,
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
amod
Degree=Pos
unknown
Unknown
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
armed
armed
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
man
men
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
military
military
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
uniform
uniform
NOUN
NN
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
kidnap
kidnapped
VERB
VBD
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
three
three
NUM
CD
obj
Number=Sing
staff
staff
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
United
United
ADJ
NNP
nmod
Number=Plur
Nation
Nations
PROPN
NNPS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
Afghan
Afghan
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
capital
capital
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Sing
city
city
NOUN
NN
case
at
at
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
broad
broad
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
daylight
daylight
NOUN
NN
obl:tmod
Number=Sing
Thursday
Thursday
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
amod
Degree=Pos
Afghan
Afghan
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
official
officials
NOUN
NNS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
confirm
confirmed
VERB
VBD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (`` ``) (S (NP (NP (CD Three) (JJ armed) (NNS men)) (PP (IN in) (NP (JJ military) (NN uniform)))) (VP (VP (VBD intercepted) (NP (NP (NP (DT a) (NNP UN) (NN car)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NNP Baraki) (NN area)))) (NP (NN ofprefix))) (PP (SYM =) (NP (NN st1) (NNP /Kabulcity))) (NP (JJ early) (NN afternoon))) (CC and) (VP (VBD took) (PRT (RP away)) (NP (NP (CD three) (NNS persons)) (PP (VBG including) (NP (NP (CD two) (NNS women)) (PP (IN with) (NP (PRP them))))))))) (, ,) ('' '') (NP (NNP Rohullah)) (, ,) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN witness)) (PP (IN at) (NP (DT the) (NN site)))) (VP (VBD told) (NP (NNP 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.
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
three
Three
NUM
CD
amod
Degree=Pos
armed
armed
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
man
men
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
military
military
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
uniform
uniform
NOUN
NN
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
intercept
intercepted
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
UN
UN
PROPN
NNP
obj
Number=Sing
car
car
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
Baraki
Baraki
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
area
area
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Sing
ofprefix
ofprefix
NOUN
NN
parataxis
=
=
SYM
SYM
obj
Number=Sing
st1
st1
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
/Kabulcity
/Kabulcity
PROPN
NNP
amod
Degree=Pos
early
early
ADJ
JJ
obl:tmod
Number=Sing
afternoon
afternoon
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
take
took
VERB
VBD
compound:prt
away
away
ADP
RP
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
three
three
NUM
CD
obj
Number=Plur
person
persons
NOUN
NNS
case
VerbForm=Ger
include
including
VERB
VBG
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
two
two
NUM
CD
nmod
Number=Plur
woman
women
NOUN
NNS
case
with
with
ADP
IN
nmod
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
them
PRON
PRP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
nsubj
Number=Sing
Rohullah
Rohullah
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
witness
witness
NOUN
NN
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
site
site
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
tell
told
VERB
VBD
iobj
Number=Sing
Xinhua
Xinhua
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (SINV (S (NP (DT The) (NNS kidnappers)) (ADVP (RB also)) (ADVP (RB badly)) (VBP beat) (PRT (RP up)) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ Afghan) (NN driver)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NNP UN) (NN car))))) (, ,) (VP (VBD added)) (NP (NP (NNP Rohullah)) (SBAR (WHNP (WP who)) (S (VP (VBZ is) (NP (DT a) (NN lorry) (NN driver)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (NN city))))))) (. .)))
The kidnappers also badly beat up the Afghan driver of the UN car, added Rohullah who is a lorry driver in the city.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Plur
kidnapper
kidnappers
NOUN
NNS
advmod
also
also
ADV
RB
advmod
Degree=Pos
badly
badly
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
beat
beat
VERB
VBP
compound:prt
up
up
ADP
RP
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
Afghan
Afghan
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
driver
driver
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
UN
UN
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
car
car
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
add
added
VERB
VBD
nsubj
Number=Sing
Rohullah
Rohullah
PROPN
NNP
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
lorry
lorry
NOUN
NN
acl:relcl
Number=Sing
driver
driver
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
city
city
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NN area)) (VP (VBZ has) (VP (VBN been) (VP (VBN watched) (PRT (RP over)) (PP (IN by) (NP (NNP UN) (NNS guards)))))) (. .)))
The area has been watched over by UN guards.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
area
area
NOUN
NN
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
has
AUX
VBZ
aux:pass
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
be
been
AUX
VBN
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
watch
watched
VERB
VBN
compound:prt
over
over
ADP
RP
case
by
by
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
UN
UN
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Plur
guard
guards
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NNP UN) (NNS officials)) (CONJP (RB as) (RB well) (IN as)) (NP (NNP Afghan))) (VP (VP (VBD confirmed) (NP (DT the) (NN incident))) (CC but) (VP (VBD refused) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB provide) (NP (JJ further) (NN information))))))) (. .)))
UN officials as well as Afghan confirmed the incident but refused to provide further information.
compound
Number=Sing
UN
UN
PROPN
NNP
nsubj
Number=Plur
official
officials
NOUN
NNS
cc
as
as
ADV
RB
fixed
Degree=Pos
well
well
ADV
RB
fixed
as
as
ADP
IN
conj
Number=Sing
Afghan
Afghan
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
confirm
confirmed
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
incident
incident
NOUN
NN
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
refuse
refused
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
provide
provide
VERB
VB
amod
Degree=Pos
further
further
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
information
information
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (CD three)) (VP (VP (VBN kidnapped)) (, ,) (PP (VBG according) (PP (IN to) (NP (NP (DT some) (NNS officials)) (, ,) (SBAR (WHNP (WP who)) (S (VP (VBP are) (PP (IN from) (NP (NNP Britain) (, ,) (NNP Ireland) (CC and) (NNP Kosovo)))))) (, ,))))) (VP (VBD were) (VP (VBG working) (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ UN-sponsored) (NNP Joint) (NML (NNP Electoral) (NNP Management)) (NNP Body)) (-LRB- -LRB-) (NP (NNP JEMB)) (-RRB- -RRB-)) (VP (VBG overseeing) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ first) (JJ presidential) (NNS elections)) (VP (VBN held) (PP (IN on) (NP (NNP Oct.9))) (PP (PP (IN across) (NP (NNP Afghanistan))) (CC and) (PP (IN in) (NP (NNP Iran) (CC and) (NNP 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.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
three
three
NUM
CD
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
kidnap
kidnapped
VERB
VBN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
ExtPos=ADP|VerbForm=Ger
accord
according
VERB
VBG
fixed
to
to
ADP
IN
det
some
some
DET
DT
obl
Number=Plur
official
officials
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
AUX
VBP
case
from
from
ADP
IN
acl:relcl
Number=Sing
Britain
Britain
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
Ireland
Ireland
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Kosovo
Kosovo
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
work
working
VERB
VBG
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
UN-sponsored
UN-sponsored
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
Joint
Joint
ADJ
NNP
amod
Degree=Pos
Electoral
Electoral
ADJ
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
Management
Management
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
Body
Body
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
appos
Number=Sing
JEMB
JEMB
PROPN
NNP
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
acl
VerbForm=Ger
oversee
overseeing
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
first
first
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
presidential
presidential
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
election
elections
NOUN
NNS
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
hold
held
VERB
VBN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Oct.9
Oct.9
PROPN
NNP
case
across
across
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
case
in
in
ADP
IN
conj
Number=Sing
Iran
Iran
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Pakistan
Pakistan
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (DT This)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ first) (NN time)) (SBAR (WHADVP (IN that)) (S (NP (PDT such) (DT an) (NN incident)) (VP (VBZ has) (VP (VBN taken) (NP (NN place)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (JJ Afghan) (NN capital))) (PP (IN over) (NP (DT the) (JJ last) (CD three) (NNS years)))))))))))
This is the first time that such an incident has taken place in the Afghan capital over the last three years
nsubj
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
This
PRON
DT
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
first
first
ADJ
JJ
root
Number=Sing
time
time
NOUN
NN
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
det:predet
such
such
DET
PDT
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
incident
incident
NOUN
NN
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
has
AUX
VBZ
acl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
take
taken
VERB
VBN
obj
Number=Sing
place
place
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
Afghan
Afghan
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
capital
capital
NOUN
NN
case
over
over
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
last
last
ADJ
JJ
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
three
three
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Plur
year
years
NOUN
NNS
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB So) (RB far)) (, ,) (NP (DT no) (NN one)) (VP (VBZ has) (VP (VBN claimed) (NP (NP (NN responsibility)) (PP (IN for) (NP (DT the) (NN kidnapping)))))) (. .)))
So far, no one has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.
advmod
so
So
ADV
RB
advmod
Degree=Pos
far
far
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
no
no
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing|PronType=Neg
one
one
PRON
NN
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
has
AUX
VBZ
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
claim
claimed
VERB
VBN
obj
Number=Sing
responsibility
responsibility
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
kidnap
kidnapping
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB However)) (, ,) (NP (NP (NNS remnants)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ former) (NNP Taliban) (NN regime)) (SBAR (WHNP (WP who)) (S (VP (VBD failed) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB stop) (NP (DT the) (JJ great) (JJ presidential) (NNS elections))))))))))) (VP (VBP have) (VP (VBN promised) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB continue) (NP (JJ holy) (NN war)) (SBAR (IN until) (S (NP (DT the) (JJ US-led) (NNS troops)) (VP (VBP leave) (NP (NNP 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.
advmod
however
However
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Plur
remnant
remnants
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
former
former
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
Taliban
Taliban
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
regime
regime
NOUN
NN
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
fail
failed
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
stop
stop
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
great
great
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
presidential
presidential
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
election
elections
NOUN
NNS
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
have
AUX
VBP
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
promise
promised
VERB
VBN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
continue
continue
VERB
VB
amod
Degree=Pos
holy
holy
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
war
war
NOUN
NN
mark
until
until
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
US-led
US-led
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
troops
troops
NOUN
NNS
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
leave
leave
VERB
VBP
obj
Number=Sing
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
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.