Afghan security forces have detained 12 suspected militants, including two alleged Pakistani nationals, on suspicion of terrorism including helping with suicide bombings, the government said on Thursday.Four of them, including a man described as a known Taliban commander, were arrested on Thursday in Ghazni province, said the interior ministry. The commander was alleged to be a Taliban suicide bombing “facilitator”, it said in a statement. Six other rebels, including two alleged Pakistani nationals, were captured the same day in the same province, it said, giving no further details.
Another alleged suicide bomb facilitator was seized in southeastern Logar province and the 12th was captured near Kandahar.