LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): Intelligence operatives have arrested 12 suspects in connection with targeted killings and other crimes in southern Helmand province.
In a statement, the National Directorate of Security (NDS) in Helmand said special forces conducted operations in different areas of Lashkargah city, the provincial capital.
It said nine suspects were detained in connection with the assassination of government employees, tribal elders, and two others in connection with landmine planting and a third was a Taliban influenced individual.
The statement added the detainees had confessed to their crimes and their cases would be sent to judiciary organs.
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