Afghan forces seize Haqqani weapon depots

The Afghan security forces have recovered three weapon caches in the country's eastern province of Logar, the National Directorate of Security (NDS) said on Friday.

"The personnel of NDS have found three weapon depots following separate operations in Khusi and Azra districts of Logar province recently," the country's intelligence agency said in a statement.

One recoilless gun with two shells, three rounds of RPG-rockets with 14 rounds RPG shells, two AK-47 guns, 33 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and anti-personnel mines, six mortar shell rounds and thousands rounds of different weapons bullets were among other items seized after the raids, the statement said.

The weapons belonged to militant group of Haqqani and two suspected militants were also captured during the operations, according to the statement.

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.

The militants tried to use the weapons to conduct attacks in provincial capital Pul-e-Alsam, 60 km south of Afghan capital, according to the statement.

The NDS found a Haqqani weapon cache in the neighboring Khost province earlier this month.

The militant group has yet to make comments. Enditem