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Afghanistan
500 Kg of Explosives Material Seized at Torkham Border: Official Says
2023-05-19
[KhaamaPress] The customs Directorate of the Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
reported on Thursday that an explosives shipment weighing close to 500 Kg had been seized at the Torkham border.

The Customs Directorate of the Taliban reported on Thursday that an explosives shipment weighing close to 500 Kg had been found at the Torkham border.

According to the customs officials, the kabooms were hidden in 39 packages in commercial cargo.

Meanwhile,
...back at the laboratory, Igor and Oleg were discussing what the quickest way might be to deal with the monster...
they said the materials were registered to Shams Amin Company and were transported from Pakistain to Afghanistan via the Torkham border crossing.

The Truck driver and the company’s representative have been arrested and handed over to the security officials for further investigation; officials said and continued that the case will be investigated.

Meanwhile,
...back at the laboratory, Igor and Oleg were discussing what the quickest way might be to deal with the monster...
the Afghan cops seized explosives from a vehicle in Southern Kandahar province last week.

The kabooms were found in a vehicle from Pakistain to Kandahar province; the al-Badr 205 corps arrested the materials and two persons.

These incidents show that the groups in Pakistain are trying to deteriorate the security situation in the country.

Torkham border in the eastern Nangarhar
The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country..
province connects Afghanistan to neighbouring Pakistain.
Related:
Torkham: 2023-05-15 Daily Evacuation Brief May 15, 2023
Torkham: 2023-04-29 Daily Evacuation Brief April 29, 2023
Torkham: 2023-04-28 Daily Evacuation Brief April 28, 2023
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#4  Graboids!
Posted by: Frank G   2023-05-19 12:43  

#3  Sandworms
Posted by: Skidmark   2023-05-19 12:29  

#2  ^^
The Mojave Wormhole effect?
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2023-05-19 11:01  

#1  Wonder if it fell off a railroad car?
Posted by: Skidmark   2023-05-19 09:02  

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