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Afghan intelligence seize 47 weapons imported from Peshawar to Kabul
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] The Afghan intelligence operatives confiscated at least 47 weapons along with their ammunition during an operation in Kabul city.The National Directorate of Security ...the Afghan national intel agency... (NDS) said Tuesday that the weapons were purchased from the Ring Road area of Beautiful Downtown Peshawar ...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire. city and were imported to Kabul through Nangarhar The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country.. province. According to a statement by NDS at least three suspected turbans who were involved in the smuggling of weapons and ammunition were tossed in the clink Book 'im, Mahmoud! by the intelligence operatives. The statement further added that the weapons which included 7 AK-47 assault rifles and 40 pistols were hidden in a Toyota Pickup vehicle. NDS said the smugglers were looking to sell the weapons to krazed killer groups who are looking to stage coordinated attacks across Kabul city. The detained individuals have confessed that the weapons and ammunition were purchased from a weapon manufacturing company located in Ring Road area of Peshawar city, NDS said. The statement by NDS also added that numerous attack plots were foiled with the confiscation of weapons and ammunition by the intelligence operatives. Posted by: Fred 2015-01-28 |
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