Huge weaponry discovered, 58 detained in Afghanistan's Helmand province
KABUL: Police have discovered a huge quantity of arms and ammunition in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province over the past three months, with 58 people arrested, provincial director for counter-criminal activities Mawlawi Abdul Satar Amin said Sunday (July 13).
The weaponry, which included 45 pistols, seven Kalashnikovs, nine other types of assault rifles, hundreds of projectiles and other military equipment, was discovered during operations in the provincial capital Lashkar Gah and several districts over the past three months, the official said.
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FILE PHOTO: In this file photo taken on August 27, 2017, US Marines and Afghan Commandos stand together as an Afghan Air Force helicopter flies past during a combat training exercise at Shorab Military Camp in Lashkar Gah in Helmand province. - AFP KABUL: Police have discovered a huge quantity of arms and ammunition in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province over the past three months, with 58 people arrested, provincial director for counter-criminal activities Mawlawi Abdul Satar Amin said Sunday (July 13). The weaponry, which included 45 pistols, seven Kalashnikovs, nine other types of assault rifles, hundreds of projectiles and other military equipment, was discovered during operations in the provincial capital Lashkar Gah and several districts over the past three months, the official said.
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