An American and an Australian professor were kidnapped in Kabul, Afghanistan on Sunday night, an official at their university told NBC News. The two professors were taken from their car after teaching classes at the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul. Their driver and bodyguard were left unhurt, according to CNN. The university has requested that the victims’ names not be released to the public.
The university’s campus was closed Monday and Tuesday in the wake of the kidnapping and ongoing investigation.
No U.S. terrorist organization has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of the professors.
The State Department only stated that it was aware of the kidnapping but did not comment further.
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade released a statement confirming the kidnapping of one of its citizens and reiterating “We continue to advise Australians not to travel to Afghanistan because of the extremely dangerous security situation, including the serious threat of kidnapping,” then saying that they also had no further comment, “due to privacy and security considerations.”