Afghan forces seize Haqqani weapons cache near Kabul
Xinhua, March 24, 2016 Adjust font size:
The Afghan security forces had recovered a weapons cache near the country's capital of Kabul, the National Directorate of Security (NDS) said on Thursday.
The country's national intelligence agency said in a statement that the cache had been recovered after an operation conducted by the NDS personnel in Seppas village, outskirts of Pul-e-Alam, capital of eastern Logar province.
"The recovered cache belonged to Mawlawai Abdullah, a local leader of Haqqani network who has been responsible for several subversive attacks in the Logar," the statement added.
As a Taliban-linked group of militants, the Haqqani network mostly operating in eastern provinces and capital Kabul, has been responsible for many high-profile attacks against security forces over the past years.
One AK-47 gun, five home-made Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), four rounds of RPG-7 shell, one recoilless rifle shell were among other items seized after the raid, the statement noted.
The militants tried to use the weapons to launch terror attacks in Pul-e-Alam, some 60 km south of Kabul, the statement added.
The militant group has yet to make comments. Enditem