KABUL, Oct. 6 — Police have discovered and seized nearly 400 pieces of firearms and military equipment during a series of operations in the southern Afghanistan Helmand province over the past five months, provincial police spokesman Mullah Ezatullah Haqqani said Monday.
The weaponry, which includes 41 stocks of Kalashnikovs, 188 pieces of pistols, one piece of RPG-7, two stocks of M16, more than 170 pieces of other types of arms and thousands of bullets and projectiles, has been confiscated from the provincial capital Lashkar Gah and adjoining districts, the official asserted.
Police have also taken into custody 75 individuals on charges of keeping and carrying arms illegally, the official further said. As part of efforts to ensure viable peace in the post-war Afghanistan, the Afghan government’s security organs have collected thousands of arms and ammunition, including battle tanks, since taking over power more than four years ago.(Xinhua)
