19 terrorists arrested in Afghanistan's Nangarhar
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Updated: Mar 14, 2021 19:43 IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 14 (ANI): Nineteen terrorists were arrested in Nangarhar province of Afghanistan by the national intelligence agency on Sunday.
"The arrestees were captured in provincial capital Jalalabad city, Surkh Rod, Shinwar and Behsud districts within the past seven days," Xinhua quoted Governor Ziaulhaq Amarkhil as saying.
The terrorists included 17 Taliban militants and two of the Islamic State (IS) group, he said.
The National Directorate of Security (NDS) personnel also seized in their operations weapons and ammunition, including suicide bomb vests, pistols, mines and one improvised explosive device, said the governor.