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Police arrest two ‘terrorist groups’ in Kabul ahead of Ashura
Afghan Special Forces arrested two “terrorist groups” in counter-terrorism operations in Kabul on Wednesday night, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said in a statement Thursday.
According to the statement, the Special Forces Unit of Kabul police apprehended eight men and a woman in PD5 of the city.
The militants had been planning to carry out a “terrorist attack” on Ashura mourners in the Kote Sangi area of Kabul city, the statement said.
In the raid, police recovered two suicide vests and six explosive devices.
Security forces also arrested five insurgents during another operation in PD12.
The MoI said that the Afghan National Police has enforced tight security measures in Kabul in the lead up to Ashura.
They said Afghan security forces “would not allow any terrorist group to disrupt the event.”
Ashura marks the death of Hussain, Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, for Shia Muslims.