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Dozens of weapons seized while being smuggled to Pakistan
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) military officials said Monday forces in the Dur Baba district of Nangarhar have prevented the smuggling of a shipment of weapons to Pakistan.
The Bakhtar state news agency quoted Wahidullah Mohammadi, a spokesman for the 201st Khalid bin Waleed Corps, as saying that the cache included 34 light and heavy weapons.
According to Mohammadi, a suspected smuggler has been arrested.
The IEA recently reported the arrest of a number of arms smugglers.
It is believed that after the fall of the previous Afghan government, military equipment was smuggled to neighboring countries, including Pakistan.