LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): The crime rate in southern Helmand province has dropped by 90 percent, compared to the past, police officials claim.
Maulvi Abdullah Rohani, director of the crime branch at the police headquarters, told Pajhwok Afghan News about 107 cases had been registered in the province and dozens of suspects arrested over the past three months.
He added 49 had been detained on charges of robbery, 20 suspected killers, one alleged homosexual and one kidnapper. The detainees have been referred to the judiciary.
Over the past three months, at least 72 legal cases have been registered with police and referred . . .
