LAHORE: A tribal elder from Khost province (southern Afghanistan) was kidnapped along with his son while going back to Afghanistan from Peshawar, Pajhwok Afghan News reported on Sunday. Nauroze Khan, a tribal elder and resident of Zambar village in Sabroi district, had accompanied his wife and grandson to Peshawar for medical treatment, it said, adding that men in tinted car intercepted him while he was returning to Afghanistan. His grandson, who was present on the occasion, said the gunmen pushed Nauroze and his son in their car and left, Pajhwok Afghan News said. He said his grandfather was not linked to any group not had enmity in the area, it reported. Pajhwok Afghan News quoted Khost deputy security chief Naqibullah Esmati as saying that the tribal elder was returning home when he was kidnapped inside Pakistan. Meanwhile, a resident of the area said the victim supported the US presence in the region, which might be a reason behind his abduction, it reported.