Gunmen abduct 28 travelers in Afghanistan's Wardak province

KABUL:Unknown gunmen intercepted vehicles and abducted 28 travelers in Afghanistan's eastern Wardak province on Wednesday, provincial police spokesman Hajji Mohammad Ofiani said Thursday.

"The armed militants committed the crime and abducted 28 civilians from Kabul-bound vehicles in Jalriz district," the official said to Xinhua.

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