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| Afghanistan |
| Senior Afghan Police Official Detained |
| 2010-02-08 |
| [Quqnoos] An Afghan police commander has been arrested as part of a ring that planted roadside bombs, NATO-led forces said on Sunday. International troops and Afghan security forces arrested the police commander in Mahmud Raqi, the capital of Kapisa province, north of Kabul, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said. "A known IED facilitator, he has been involved in the storage, distribution and installation of IEDs on the roads surrounding Mahmud Raqi," ISAF said in a statement. "He is also involved in bribery and corruption related to road refurbishment. He has been clearly linked to criminal activities including a murder during the summer of 2009," the statement noted. A provincial official told Quqnoos that foreign forces have arrested Col Abdullah Wahab, the second top police official in the province. |
| Posted by:Fred |