Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 29 Sep 2018, 02:48 pm Print
Kabul: Afghanistan security forces arrested a local leader of the Taliban group after he attempted to murder a soldier of the Border Police Forces in Nangarhar province of the country, media reports said on Saturday.
The provincial government media office in a statement said the detained Taliban leader has been identified as Qudratullah and was arrested from Marko Bazaar area of Ghani Khel district, reported Khaama Press.
According to reports, the Taliban leader was arrested after he opened fire on a soldier of the Border Police in Marko Bazaar.
The district administrative chief Haji Ghalib Mujahid told Khaama Press the security forces have also confiscated a gun which was used by Qudratullah in attempt to murder the Border Police soldier.
The Taliban group has not commented on the issue so far.
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