<p>KUNUZ CITY (Pajhwok): Unidentified gunmen kidnapped a primary military court judge in the restive northern province of Kunduz on Saturday morning, an official said.</p>
<p>Mahfoozullah Akbari, spokesman for the 808<sup>th</sup> Spinzar Police Zone, told Pajhwok Afghan News the judge was abducted in the Khwaja Pasti locality of Khanabad district.</p>
<p>He said Qazi Asal Din was on his way to Kunduz province from Takhar when gunmen kidnapped him along with his bodyguard.</p>
<p>The judge had not informed police ahead of embarking on his journey to Kunduz, Akbari said, adding a search had been mounted but there was no breakthrough yet.</p>
<p>No group has so far claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of Asal Din.</p>
<p>nh/mud</p>
