Human traffickers caught in Paktika with 5 children

Salaam Times

2017-09-22

GARDEZ -- Police arrested three accused human traffickers in Paktika Province and rescued five children whom they intended to smuggle to Pakistan, reported Pajhwok Afghan News Thursday (September 21).

The suspects intended to smuggle the children to Pakistan for terrorist training, said Paktika police.

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