Security forces recover weapons in Kunar

ASADABAD (Pajhwok): The security forces have recovered dozens of light and heavy weapons in the Shelton District of eastern Kunar Province, an official said on Sunday.

Kunar Police Chief Abdulhaq Haqqani told reporters that arms were recovered form a bunker.

He added 5 m16 rifles, 4 machine guns, 11 Kalashnikov rifles, 4 rocket launchers, 3 machine gun barrels, 8 mortar shells, 10 sets of radios, 10 hand grenades, a night vision binocular, a sniper and 60 thousand rounds of cartridges were ceased.

He said these weapons and ammunition were stolen during the collapse of previous regime and someone wanted to smuggle them to Pakistan.

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