AYBAK, Afghanistan, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Unknown armed men abducted four people including an engineer of a local construction company in Afghanistan's northern Samangan province on Sunday, a spokesman of Interior Ministry, Nasrat Rahimi, said.

According to Rahimi, the incident occurred in Rabatak area outside Samangan provincial capital Aybak Sunday morning. The armed men took away four people including an engineer and three employees of the company to an unknown location.

Meanwhile, spokesman for Samangan provincial government, Sediqullah Azizi said that efforts are underway to locate and ensure the safe release of the abductees.