Afghan forces seize explosives-packed car, detain suspects near Kabul

AFP

KABUL -- Afghan forces have seized a car packed with 300kg of explosives as it approached Kabul Monday (October 16).

Authorities halted the Corolla in Surobi District about 50km east of Kabul, said the National Directorate of Security (NDS) in a statement, adding that it had come from Nangarhar Province.

The suspects' intended target was unknown, said the NDS, adding that it arrested two suspected Taliban members.

The arrest came two days after police halted a truck carrying 2,700kg of explosives hidden under tomatoes into Kabul.

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