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Car bomb foiled; arms cache seized in Nangarhar

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JALALABAD (Pajwok): Security forces confiscated an explosives-packed car overnight in eastern Nangarhar province, thwarting a massive terrorist attack, an official said on Wednesday.

Attaullah Khogyani, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the explosives-filled car was seized at the Chaparhar Toll Plaza area of Jalalabad City, the provincial capital, on Tuesday night.

He said militants wanted to carry out a deadly suicide attack in the city and cause casualties to people, but their plan was frustrated by security forces.

Elsewhere, National Directorate of Security (