Suspicious Afghan soldier arrested in Herat province

According to local officials in western Afghanistan, an Afghan security service member was detained along with a motorcyle packed with explosives in this province.

The officials further added, the detained Afghan security service member used to work in the counter-narcotics department of the provincial police headquarters.

Provincial police officials said, the detained Afghan soldier was looking to attack Afghan security forces in this province by carrying a huge amount of explosives.

This comes as there has been growing concerns of militants infiltration among the Afghan security forces and in the meantime Afghan security forces have already taken the security responsibilies in this province from the International Coalition security forces.

from KHAAMA

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