LASHKARGAH, Afghanistan, March 27 (UPI) -- Unidentified armed men in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province have kidnapped a driver from a road construction company and burned his vehicle.
Security officials said Sunday that the truck, carrying asphalt for road construction, was on its way from Kandahar to the Sangin district and was attacked near Nawroz village, the Pajhwok Afghan News Agency reported.
The identity of the abducted driver is unknown, but an investigation has been launched.
In recent months southern Afghanistan has seen more frequent attacks by the Taliban on foreign workers of non-governmental organizations and road construction companies. The Taliban also are known to have burned oil tankers supplying fuel to the coalition troops stationed in the area. Unidentified gunmen torched two bulldozers and a truck in the same area about two weeks ago.
