Primary military court judge kidnapped in Kunduz

KUNUZ CITY (Pajhwok): Unidentified gunmen kidnapped a primary military court judge in the restive northern province of Kunduz on Saturday morning, an official said.

Mahfoozullah Akbari, spokesman for the 808^th Spinzar Police Zone, told Pajhwok Afghan News the judge was abducted in the Khwaja Pasti locality of Khanabad district.

He said Qazi Asal Din was on his way to Kunduz province from Takhar when gunmen kidnapped him along with his bodyguard.

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.

No group has so far claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of Asal Din.

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