PUL-I-ALAM (PAN): Unidentified gunmen abducted the son of a Wolesi Jirga, or lower house of Parliament, member in central Logar province, officials said on Saturday.

Khalid, the son of Haji Ali Mohammad, was kidnapped on Friday evening in the Padkhwab-i-Shana area on the outskirts of Pul-i-Alam, the provincial capital city, a crime branch police officer, Khan Agha, told Pajhwok Afghan News.

An investigation had been launched into the incident, but no arrest had been made in connection with the kidnapping so far, said Mohammad Jan Abid, the crime branch chief.

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