[Tolo News] The criminal masterminds behind planned attacks against the Presidential Palace, Ministry of Defense (MoD) and Kabul International Airport were enjuggedYez got nuttin' on me, coppers! Nuttin'!
by security forces in Kabul, the National Directorate of Security (NDS) said on Tuesday.
This year saw a slew of Taliban-claimed high-profile attacks in Kabul that targeted Afghan and foreign security forces and government officials, but caused mostly civilian deaths. The Presidential Palace and Kabul Airport were both subject to attacks in June.
The Directorate said that the suspects were arrested by Afghan cops while in possession of five boom jackets and explosives devices including heavy weapons.
"Light and heavy weapons have been confiscated from their hideouts," NDS Deputy Spokesman Farid Shamal said. "The alleged wanted to target several important buildings in Kabul including the Presidential Palace, Ministry of Defense and Kabul International Airport."
NDS deputy front man Farid Shamal said that in the past ten days the Directorate prevented nine other suicide kabooms planned to be carried out in Kabul.
"They intended to carry out terrorist attacks during the Loya Jirga based on the direction of the Beautiful Downtown Peshawar
...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire.
Council and Haqqani Network," Shamal said.
The NDS reported that the detainees are thought to be members of the Haqqani Network and Pak terrorist groups.