Afghan security forces arrested four former Taliban officials southwest of the capital, state television reported Wednesday. Those arrested in Ghazni province include Akhand Sayed Shaheed, a former deputy education minister under the Taliban regime. The television station did not say when the arrests were made or in what circumstances. It also did not name the three others detained.
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