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Afghanistan: Security forces arrest Taliaban fighter disguised as woman

| @indiablooms | Aug 03, 2019, at 04:31 pm

Kabul, Aug 3 (IBNS): Afghanistan security forces have arrested a Taliban fighter, who was disguised in women’s dress, in the country's Ghazni province, media reports said on Saturday.

The Ministry of Interior (MoI) in a statement said the Special Unit of the Afghan National Police conducted an operation in Qarabagh district on Friday night, Khaama Press reported.

The statement further added that the Special Forces arrested a Taliban militant who had disguised himself in women’s dress in a bid to flee the area, reported the news agency.

The special forces discovered and confiscated three weapons from the detained person.

No terror group has commented on the issue so far. 

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