11 members of Haqqani network detained in E. Afghan province

Eleven members of the Haqqani militant group had been captured by the personnel of Afghan law enforcement agencies in the country's eastern province of Khost, the National Directorate for Security (NDS) said Sunday.

"Personnel of NDS have busted an 11-member group of Haqqani terrorist network during a recent operation in Khost province," the national intelligence agency said in a statement.

The group was responsible for organizing and conducting subversive activities, kidnapping and planting landmines in the province, it added.

Some 11 AK-47 guns, five pistols, 26 rounds of different weapons, 18 rounds of heavy guns' shell, 6,000 different weapons' bullets and a big amount of ammunition and explosive materials were seized after the raid, the statement noted.

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.

The Afghan security forces have beefed up security operations against militants recently as spring and summer known as fighting season is drawing near in the country.

The militant group has yet to make comments. Endite