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KABUL): An alleged suicide bomber was arrested with explosives concealed in a laptop computer in southern Kandahar province, the spy service said on Wednesday.
The National Directorate of Security (NDS border.
It alleged the detainee wanted to target senior government officials in Kandahar, but he was arrested before reaching his target.
The NDS statement said Rahmatullah had confessed to receiving orders from a Taliban Quetta Council member, Wardak, to carry out a suicide attack in Kandahar.
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