[Quqnoos] Afghan and NATO-led troops killed five militants Sunday in a strike on a Taliban operative involved in bomb-making in eastern Afghanistan.The troops were targeting a compound in Alingar district of Laghman province where militant activities were reported, the coalition forces said in a statement.
As the forces approached the area, several militants threatened them with guns. The NATO and Afghan forces shot at the insurgents, killing five, the coalition said.
NATO said the Taliban operative they were targeting was responsible for several bomb attacks in the area. The statement did not say if he was killed or captured.
The deputy mayor of Kabul was arrested Saturday for alleged misuse of authority. Wahibuddin Sadat was taken into custody at the capital's airport when he returned from Mecca, Saudi Arabia, according to Deputy Attorney General Fazel Ahmad Faqiryar. He said the deputy mayor was accused of misuse of authority but did not elaborate.
The arrest comes five days after an Afghan court convicted the capital's mayor, Abdul Ahad Sahebi, of awarding a contract without competition and sentenced him to four years in jail. He was also ordered to repay more than $16,000 involved in the cntract. Sahebi has appealed and is refusing government orders to give up his post.