KABUL: (MEP) Mohammad Hashim Sayedi Director of the Public Health Directorate of Khost province injured after armed men failed to kidnap him on Wednesday.
He was on his way from his residence to Matun, the capital city, when gunmen stopped his vehicle and asked him to go with them.
After the reject of Sayedi a fight happened during which one of the kidnappers fired his weapon and hit the director in the back.
The gunmen escaped from the area and Sayedi was shifted to the provincial hospital.
Governor of Khost province has condemned the attack and ordered security institutions to arrest the attackers.
Reason behind the attack is unknown.
