Two professors, one of them an American citizen, were reportedly abducted at gun point near the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul this weekend, ABC News reported.

The other man was Australian, according to ABC.

Men wearing National Security forces uniforms reportedly kidnapped the men at about 8:30 p.m. Kabul time, according to the Voice of America.

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The Kabul police have begun an investigation into the incident.

A State Department official said the department is "aware of reports of a U.S. citizen kidnapped in Kabul."

"Due to privacy considerations, we have no information to offer," an official told Voices of America.