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| Five Suicide Bombers Arrested in Kandahar |
| 2011-02-16 |
| [Tolo News] Five jacket wallahs were nabbed on Monday in the southern Kandahar province, Afghan Ministry of Interior said. The men were nabbed yesterday in Kandahar city, and an car bomb was seized from them, Ministry of Interior Affairs said. The arrest comes after gunnies attacked on Kandahar police headquarters on Saturday. At least 15 people were killed and 40 others including two police men were maimed in the incident. The festivities had continued for about six hours. The forces of Evil had seized a business building opposite the Kandahar police headquarters and exchanged fire with Afghan forces in the area. Militants have recently targeted public buildings in the country, mainly victimising civilians. On Monday a jacket wallah attacked in a shopping centre in Shahr-e-Now area of Kabul killing two guards and wounding two others. Despite different operations conducted by Afghan and foreign forces in Kandahar, forces of Evil are still able to carry out attacks and are still in control of some villages in the province. Foreign troops are to begin gradual withdrawal from Afghanistan in July and have to make sure Afghan forces are able to maintain security after they leave. The Afghan Defence Ministry has said it is prepared to undertake security responsibility, but emphasised that the Afghan forces needed to be well-equipped |
| Posted by:Fred |