Mohammed Ghias Haqmal, the district chief of Marawar district in eastern Afghanistan's Kunar province, was kidnapped by Taliban militants on Friday night, Shafiq Hamdam who works for the international troops in east Afghanistan told Xinhua.
Meanwhile, the purported Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahaid claimed responsibly for that abduction.
Shafig Hamdam also said that an attack on a logistic convoy in east Afghanistan on Friday left one civilian dead and wounded three others including one Afghan soldier.
Kunar, the eastern frontier province of Afghanistan suffered several conflicts and violence on Friday while a roadside bomb struck a U.S.-led Coalition vehicle in Sauki district and left four foreign soldiers dead.
"The incident occurred in Sauki district Friday evening when a convoy of the Coalition forces passing the area. Aas a result, four soldiers and their Afghan colleague were killed," Hamdam told Xinhua.
Afghanistan has witnessed the surge of Taliban attacks on international and Afghan troops during past weeks when the anti-government militants continue to demonstrate their strength through suicide and roadside bombings.
Escalating insurgency and violent incidents have left around 2,500 people dead since January this year in the war-torn country.
Source: Xinhua
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