2 Germans, 2 Afghans kidnapped in Afghanistan

Armed men kidnapped two Germans and two Afghans working on a dam project in central Afghanistan, police said Thursday. The Germans and their Afghan driver and translator were seized in Wardak province's Jaghatu district on Wednesday, said Mahbobullah Amiri, the provincial police chief. Police were searching the area, but had yet to establish contact with the kidnappers, he said.