AUTHORITIES in Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar said Saturday they had arrested 11 suicide bombers in the past week, including two Pakistan nationals. Kandahar's intelligence chief Abdul Qayoom said nine alleged suicide bombers were arrested in various parts of the troubled city in the past week.“They wanted to carry out attacks in different locations of Kandahar province. They were arrested with cars and explosives,” he said.
Two more were arrested yesterday, provincial governor Assadullah Khalid said. They were Pakistan nationals from Baluchistan province and had confessed, he said.
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The NATO-led military force in the province said meanwhile one of its vehicles was struck by an explosive device but there were no injuries to the troops. Five Dutch soldiers with the International Security Assistance Force were wounded in a similar attack in Uruzgan province on Friday, the Dutch news agency ANP said. ISAF confirmed the casualties but not their nationality.
In another attack similar to others blamed on Taliban last year, an explosion ripped through a tanker supplying fuel from Pakistan to the US main base in Kandahar and set ablaze several others late yesterday, the military said. The blast was likely caused by an explosive device. The trucks were parked outside the base before being allowed to enter, Afghan army general Rahmatullah Raufi said.