Afghan forces arrest 2 Taliban bomb experts
Xinhua,December 10, 2017 Adjust font size:
KABUL, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- Two Taliban bomb makers have been arrested in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar, the command of Afghan Special Forces said Sunday.
"Taliban bomb makers Fida Mohammad and Mullah Manan were arrested after security forces launched a search operation in Ali Baba village, Daman district, Kandahar province on Thursday night," Operational Coordination Group Afghanistan (MoD-OCGA) said in a statement.
The captured men were responsible for making roadside bombs and Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and the security forces also seized huge amount of cash after the operation.
The raid was the latest raids against the insurgency, its supply lines and Taliban's mid-level command structure.
Taliban militants use home-made IEDs or roadside bombs and suicide bombers in their attacks which also inflicts casualties on civilians.
On Wednesday, five policemen were killed in an IED explosion in Nari district of eastern Kunar province.
The militant group has yet to make comments on the report. Enditem