Spy agency busts terror gangs in Afghan province

Personnel of Afghan law enforcement agencies have busted two terror groups in the country's eastern province of Khost, said the National Directorate for Security (NDS) on Wednesday.

"Personnel of NDS have busted two groups of Haqqani terrorist network during two separate operations in Khost province. A total of 31 arrests were made during the raids which took place in provincial capital of Khost city, and surrounding areas of Khost," the national intelligence agency said in a statement.

The arrested were involved in series of attacks in the province, 150 km southeast of national capital Kabul, 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.

The security force also confiscated ammunition, two explosive-laden motorcycles and three vehicles after the raids.

Among the sized materials were a total of 50 sticky mines, 15 rounds of RPG-7 grenades and several hundreds of bullets, according to the statement.

The Afghan security forces had beefed up security operations recently elsewhere in the country.

The militant group has yet to make comments. Enditem