- publish: 30 October 2017
- time: 4:28 pm
- category: Security&Crime
- No: 5031
Militants use horses to carry explosives in east, Afghanistan
Local officials in eastern Nangarhar province say that security forces have confiscated two horses laden with explosives during an operation.
Media office of the local government said in a statement today that Afghan intelligence operatives confiscated two horses laden with explosives during an operation in Durbaba district of the province.
The statement added that the horses laden with at least 50 kilograms of explosives were seized in Jangoor area of the district at around 4 pm local time on Sunday.
No one has yet been arrested in connection to the smuggling of the explosives.