Pakistani suspects arrested in Panjsher

PARAKH (PAN): Five people, including four Pakistanis, were arrested by police on charges of disruptive activities in central Panjsher province on Sunday, an official said.

The four suspected militants from Punjab province and an Afghan were captured while trying to enter the province, the Panjsher police chief told Pajhwok Afghan News.

Brig. Gen. Mohammad Qasim Paiman said the detainees had been handed over to the National Directorate of Security — the Afghan spy service — for interrogations.

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