Interior Ministry tweeted, "12 suspects involved in different criminal cases were arrested during several separate raids of the ANP in Khost, Ghazni, Herat
...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns...
& Parwan provinces. The arrestees’ files have been referred for further investigation to the related departments"
On the other hand, afghan national police personnel carried out several reconnaissance operations around the country.
The ministry also indicates that security personnel conducted several reconnaissance operations in Sar-e-Pul
...a city and eponymous province in northern Afghanistan, population about 500,000. Demographically it is majority Tadjik and Uzbek. There are small Pashtun, Arab, and Hazara communities, of which the Hazaras mostly don't bother anyone..., Paktika
...which coincidentally borders South Wazoo...
, Badakhshan and Nangarhar
The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country..
provinces to prevent civilian casualties and ensure better security.
During the operation, 10 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were defused, which prevented many lives from serious harm.
MOI claims these mines recently found were aimed to carry out terrorist activities by the Talibs.