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2 held with weapons on Kandahar–Spin Boldak highway

Security forces have recovered and seized a large number of weapons and ammunition from a vehicle on the Kandahar–Spin Boldak highway and arrested two individuals, the Ministry of National Defense (MoND) said on Monday.

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Weapons, ammunition seized in Paktika: MoD

A number of weapons and ammunition have been seized in the Barmal district of southeastern Paktika province, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on Friday.

Dozens of weapons seized in Balkh in 3 months

MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Security forces seized 29 weapons and ammunitions in districts and the provincial capital of northern Balkh province during the past three months, an official said on Sunday. Police spokesman Mohammad Aisa Wasiq told a press conference counter-terrorism police…

Illegal vehicle, weapons seized in Paktika house raid

KABUL (Pajwhok): Security forces confiscated an illegal hilux vehicle and four Kalashnikovs and a Russian Pica from a house in southeastern Paktika province, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Sunday. MoD wrote on X handle the illegal vehicle and…

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Dozens arrested with illegal weapons in Khost in 2 months

KHOST CITY (Pajhwok): Security forces have seized dozens of weapons and arrested 23 people for illegally possessing them in southeastern Khost province, an official said on Sunday. Counter-terrorism department head Maulavi Mohammad Rasoul Watanmal told Pajhwok Afghan News the weapons…

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Dozens of weapons, ammunition seized in Khost

KHOST CITY (Pajhwok): Security forces have seized 20 different weapons and ammunition in southeastern Khost province, an official said on Monday. Maulvi Mohammad Rasool, counter-terrorism police chief, told reporters the weapons and ammunition had been seized in the provincial capital…

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15 persons arrested with illegal weapons in Kapisa

MAHMOOD RAQI (Pajhwok): Fifteen people have been arrested for illegally keeping weapons in central Kapisa province during the past one and a half months, police said on Friday. Kapisa police chief Muhammad Osman Turabi said they seized 17 weapons in…

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Weapons, military equipment seized in Khost raids

KHOST CITY (Pajhwok): Police have seized dozens of light and heavy weapons and military equipment during the last two months in southeastern Khost province, an official said on Wednesday. Maulvi Mohammad Rasoul Watanmal, director of anti-terrorism department, told Pajhwok Afghan…

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Weapons belonging to Alipur seized in Maidan Wardak

MAIDAN SHAHR/AIBAK (Pajhwok): Security forces have confiscated weapons belonging to a notorious illegal militia leader Alipur in central Maidan Wardak province, where a man was arrested on charge of possessing hashish. Maidan Wardak police headquarters in a statement said police…

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Scores of weapons seized in Balkh, Paktia operations

MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): About 130 different weapons have been seized in northern Balkh and southeastern Paktia provinces, police officials said on Sunday. Balkh police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri told Pajhwok Afghan News three arms depots were seized during operations in Sholgar,…

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35 people with 55 weapons arrested in Kapisa in 2 months

MAHMOOD RAQI (Pajhwok): Thirty-five people have been arrested and 55 different weapons seized from them by security forces during last two months in central Kapisa province, police said on Wednesday. Police spokesman Abdul Fatah Fayez said the weapons included 33…

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Hundreds of weapons, military equipment collected in Kunar

ASADABAD (Pajhwok): Hundreds of light and heavy weapons and military equipment have been collected in eastern Kunar province during the past one month as part of an ongoing campaign. The weapons collection campaign was launched in three districts of Kunar…

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Bid to smuggle arms, ammunition to Iran foiled in Nimroz

ZARANJ (Pajhwok): An attempt to smuggle weapons and military equipment to neighboring Iran has been foiled in northwestern Nimroz province, an official said on Saturday. Mufti Habibullah Elham, director of information and culture, told Pajhwok Afghan News: “Two individuals who…

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Intelligence agents seize weapons in Kabul, Sar-i-Pul

KABUL (Pajhwok): The personnel of the General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI) have seized 36 weapons in northern Sar-i-Pul and Kabul provinces. The directorate tweeted on Saturday its forces seized 12 pistols, 10 Kalashnikovs, a machine gun, an RPG grenade launcher…

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Security forces unearth weapons cache in Jawzjan

SHABERGHAN (Pajhwok): A huge cache of weapons has been recovered in Shiberghan City, the capital of northern Jawzjan province, an official said on Thursday. Information Department Director Maulvi Saifuddin Moatasam told Pajhwok Afghan News that in a special operation, the…

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Security forces recover weapons in Kunar

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

Weapons smuggled from Pakistan seized in Paktia

KABUL (Pajhwok): Two Kalashnikov assault rifles, 13 pistols and a quantity of ammunition brought from Pakistan have been seized in Gardez, the capital of southeastern Paktia province, the intelligence department said on Friday. The intelligence department said on Twitter that…

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11 held over possessing stinger missiles, drugs

KABUL (Pajhwok): Eleven persons have been arrested in Kabul, Nangarhar and Balkh provinces over allegedly smuggling stinger missiles and drugs, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said on Tuesday. Two persons were arrested in Kabul in connection with the smuggling of…

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Hundreds of weapons, military equipment collected in Kunar

ASADABAD (Pajhwok): A Ministry of Defense delegation on Tuesday said it had collected  132 military vehicles and 338 Kalashnikov assault rifles in eastern Kunar province during the past four months. Maulvi Saeedullah, head of the delegation sent to the province…

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2 arrested over weapons smuggling to Pakistan

KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): Two people were arrested in Spin Boldak district of southern Kandahar province for smuggling weapons to Pakistan, officials said on Sunday. MualviShakib, spokesman of 205 Badr Military Corps in Kandahar, told Pajhwok Afghan News the men were…

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