The Daily News is reporting that:

Kidnappers in Afghanistan have abducted two professors, one American and one Australian, according to reports.

The two professors at the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul were taken at gunpoint on Sunday, police chief Abdel Rahman Rahimi told ABC News.

The two were abducted by men disguised in National Security forces uniforms at about 8:30 p.m., local time, Voice of America News reported.

The State Department was aware of the reported kidnapping, but declined to comment.