KABUL
A Turkish businessman was kidnapped by armed assailants in Afghanistan late on Sunday.
Sami Yavuz, head of Afghanistan Turkish Industrialists & Businessmen's Association, was kidnapped at around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday.
Armed assailants forced 41-year-old Yavuz to get on a car, and kidnapped him in Kabul.
Yavuz has been living in Kabul with his family for more than ten years.
Afghan officials said an operation was initiated to rescue Yavuz.