Taliban local leader detained by Afghan security force

A Taliban local leader has been detained in Afghanistan's western province of Herat, authorities said on Saturday.

"During a timely crack, the personnel of Afghan National Directorate for Security (NDS) has arrested a prominent Taliban leader namely Sayyed Mohammad Din alias Sahadat along with one of his associate namely Enayatullah in Herat province," NDS, the country's intelligence agency, said in a statement.

The detained insurgent leader was in charge of commanding several groups of militants in Qaisar district of northern Faryab province, the statement said, adding that Din has confessed involvement in several armed clashes with the security forces in Qaisar.

According to the statement, the detainees were travelling from Afghan Faryab province to Quetta city of Pakistan.

The Taliban insurgent group, which has been waging an insurgency of more than one decade, has yet to make comments. Enditem