Deputy governor of Afghan province kidnapped in Pakistan
Mohammad Nabi Ahmadi
Unidentified kidnappers bundled the deputy governor of Afghanistan ’ s northwestern province of Kunar into a car in the Pakistani city of Peshawar and took him away   police sources said on Sunday .  Mohammad Nabi Ahmadi  had crossed over from Afghanistan into Pakistan with  his  brother and was walking down a road in the northwestern city of Peshawar when a car with tinted windows pulled up and overpowered the Afghan official   according to a Peshawar police source . The police source said Ahmadi ’ s brother recounted the episode to Pakistani police   but did not disclose that his brother was a high - ranking Afghan provincial government official . “ It was afterwards we came to know from other sources that he was deputy governor of Kunar  ” said the police official . Abdul Ghani Musamem   the spokesman for the governor of Kunar   confirmed Ahmadi had gone missing in Peshawar on Friday and added that he had been on leave for medical treatment . Wealthy Afghans frequently cross the border for medical treatment in Pakistan . Many Afghans live in Peshawar and it is also common for influential figures in Afghanistan to have business or family links in the Pashtun regions of Pakistan . The Pakistani police source said the Afghan government had not told them about Ahmadi ’ s visit   adding that “ otherwise we would have provided him with security ”. Another security official said police in Peshawar were working to find out if Ahmadi ’ s kidnapping was related to his work or a personal dispute . The Afghan Taliban denied involvement in Ahmadi ’ s kidnapping . “ We heard that a deputy Afghan governor went missing in Pakistan but let me clarify that we don ’ t operate outside Afghanistan  ” said Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid . “ In Pakistan   our leadership has strictly forbidden our people from any sort of activities as this is not our policy .”
Unidentified kidnappers bundled the deputy governor of Afghanistan ’ s northwestern province of Kunar into a car in the Pakistani city of Peshawar and took him away   police sources said on Sunday .  [TGT]had crossed over from Afghanistan into Pakistan with  [TGT]  brother and was walking down a road in the northwestern city of Peshawar when a car with tinted windows pulled up and overpowered the Afghan official   according to a Peshawar police source . The police source said Ahmadi ’ s brother recounted the episode to Pakistani police   but did not disclose that his brother was a high - ranking Afghan provincial government official . “ It was afterwards we came to know from other sources that he was deputy governor of Kunar  ” said the police official . Abdul Ghani Musamem   the spokesman for the governor of Kunar   confirmed [TGT] had gone missing in Peshawar on Friday and added that he had been on leave for medical treatment . Wealthy Afghans frequently cross the border for medical treatment in Pakistan . Many Afghans live in Peshawar and it is also common for influential figures in Afghanistan to have business or family links in the Pashtun regions of Pakistan . The Pakistani police source said the Afghan government had not told them about [TGT] ’ s visit   adding that “ otherwise we would have provided him with security ”. Another security official said police in Peshawar were working to find out if [TGT] ’ s kidnapping was related to his work or a personal dispute . The Afghan Taliban denied involvement in [TGT] ’ s kidnapping . “ We heard that a deputy Afghan governor went missing in Pakistan but let me clarify that we don ’ t operate outside Afghanistan  ” said Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid . “ In Pakistan   our leadership has strictly forbidden our people from any sort of activities as this is not our policy .”