Afghan Police Seized Weapons, Ammunition In Two Provinces

Afghan Police Seized Weapons, Ammunition In Two Provinces

KABUL, Aug 20 (NNN-BNA) – Afghan police uncovered a quantity of weapons and ammunition, during two separate operations in eastern Ghazni and southern Uruzgan provinces, the Ministry of Interior Affairs announced, today.

The contraband included 16 pieces of heavy and light arms, such as PK machine guns, M16 rifles, Kalashnikovs, assault rifles, and rocket launchers, discovered in Tirin Kot city, the capital of Uruzgan, and Jaghouri and Qara Bagh districts of Ghazni, said the ministry.

Additionally, authorities confiscated a substantial amount of ammunition and military equipment, including communication devices, explosives, and a large quantity of cartridges and bullets, during the operations, it added.

The operations are part of the Afghan interim government’s ongoing efforts to stabilise security across the country, having recovered thousands of arms and vast quantities of ammunition over the past four years.– NNN-BNA  

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