Kabul, Oct.28 (Xin) ---- Unknown armed men in military(军事的) uniform kidnapped(绑架) three staff of the United Nations in the Afghan capital city at broad daylight Thursday, Afghan officials confirmed. "Three armed men in military uniform intercepted a UN car in Baraki area of Kabul city early afternoon and took away three persons including two women with them,", Rohullah, a witness (目击者)at the site told Xinhua. The kidnappers also hardly beat up the Afghan driver of the UN car, added Rohullah who is a lorry driver in the city. The area has been watched over by UN guards. UN officials as well as afghan confirmed the incident but refused to provide further information. The three kidnapped, according to some officials, who are from Britain, Ireland and Kosovo, were working for the UN-sponsored Joint Electoral Management Body(JEMB. overseeing the first presidential elections held on Oct.9 across Afghanistan and in Iran and Pakistan. This is the first time that such an incident has taken place in the Afghan capital over the last three years . So far, no one has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping. However, remnants(残余势力) of the former Taliban regime(政权) who failed to stop the great presidential elections have promised to continue holy war() until the US-led troops leave Afghanistan. What does the underlined word "intercepted" probably mean