KABUL, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Unknown armed militants kidnapped a local intelligence official in Afghanistan's southern Ghazni province, an official at the spokesman's office of Interior Ministry said Monday.

    "An intelligence official who was also the son of Qarabagh district chief was abducted by armed militants Sunday evening," the official told Xinhua but refused to be named.

    The incident occurred when the ill-fated man, he added, was on his way home to the neighboring Andar district.

    He blamed the enemies of Afghanistan, a term used against Taliban operatives, for the incident.

    Taliban-linked militants raided the headquarters of Muqar district late in the week but forced to flee.

    Taliban-led insurgency has claimed the lives of more than 1,900 people including the rebels, Afghan and the U.S.-led foreign troops as well as pro-government social figures over the past eight months in Afghanistan. Enditem