KABUL (Pajhwok): Over 580 Daesh militants from 14 countries have been arrested by the National Directorate of Security (NDS) in five provinces of the country, the spymaster said on Tuesday.
Spymaster Ahmad Zia Seraj said that 173 children were among those arrested. He said the detainee were militarily trained and had participated in anti-state militant activities.
He said these militants have been arrested from Kabul, Faryab, Jawzjan, Nangarhar and Kunar provinces.
Seraj said the detained Daesh insurgents hailed from Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, China, Iran, Jordan, Turkey, Indonesia, Algeria, India and Maldives.
“The Afghan government has launched talks . . .
