Security personnel bust kidnappers' gang in Afghanistan

by IANS |

Kabul, Dec 1 (IANS) At least two men were killed as intelligence personnel of Afghanistan's caretaker government busted an armed kidnappers group in Jalalabad city, capital of eastern Nangarhar province, the General Directorate for Intelligence (GDI) said on Wednesday.

"The Special Forces of GDI launched an operation against a hideout of a kidnapping gang in Police District 1 of Jalalabad city recently. As a result of the operation, two men, including Tariq Jamil, the leader of the group, were killed," the agency said in a tweet.

A suspect named Mirwais was arrested and a handful of weapons and ammunition were seized by the security forces, Xinhua news agency reported.

The group was involved in several kidnapping incidents in Nangarhar, according to the GDI.

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