|
5 Russian speaking suspects reportedly arrested in Nangarhar province
At least five Russian speaking suspects have been arrested in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, it has been reported.The suspects have reportedly been arrested from Pekha district of Nangarhar province during an operation by the Afghan intelligence operatives. A local security official speaking on the condition of anonymity has confirmed to Voice of America that the suspects include two men and three women. The official further added that the suspects were arrested from a house during a search operation but did not elaborate further. This comes at four people were killed following a suicide attack carried out by a foreigner woman in this province earlier in December last year. According to the local officials, at least three children and an operative of the Afghan intelligence – National Directorate of Security (NDS) lost their lives in the attack. The identity of the woman remained unascertained but the foreign militants have increased their insurgency activities in certain districts of Nangarhar province during the recent months. The foreign militants are mostly operating with the loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group who are trying to establish a regional base and consolidate operations with the terror group in Syria and Iraq Posted by: badanov 2016-03-19 |
| http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=449448 |