The Foreign Ministry said the officials went missing while commuting to Pakistan by road, reports Xinhua news agency.
In response, Afghan authorities have sent three investigation groups to ensure the officials' safe return, the statement said.
There are two possibilities - either a criminal gang has kidnapped them for ransom or Afghan security officials have taken them into custody.
The FO has said that it was in constant touch with the Afghan authorities.
Two officials from Pakistan's consulate in eastern Afghanistan have gone missing during a road trip, Islamabad said Sunday, urging Kabul to ensure their safety.
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Pakistan and Afghanistan regularly accuse each other of sheltering hostile militants.
Pakistan on Saturday reopened another crossing point with Afghanistan that was closed in February after terror attacks killed over 100 people. Both sides, however, deny such an allegation. It wasn't immediately known how many terrorists carried out the attack which was valiantly repulsed by Pakistani border guards.
Afghanistan has been gripped by insecurity since the United States and its allies invaded the country as part of Washington's so-called war on terror in 2001.
The incident occurred almost a month after Afghan intelligence officials detained two staffers of Pakistani embassy in Kabul for three hours.





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