NANGARHAR -- Afghan police arrested a commander of the Haqqani Network in Nangarhar Province, the Interior Ministry said in a statement Wednesday (March 6).
The suspect, identified as Mullah Mirwais, was arrested Tuesday (March 5) in Jalalabad, said the statement.
Mirwais led a 40-member group in Nangarhar Province and was responsible for planning several suicide attacks and assassinations in the province, according to the statement.