Afghan army defuses 21 improvised bombs in Kandahar province


The Afghan National Army (ANA) defused 21 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in restive southern Kandahar province on Friday, the country’s Ministry of Defense said Saturday.

“The engineering teams of ANA discovered and defused 21 IEDs in Kandahar. The move by army has helped rescue tens of lives and prevent the destruction of hundreds of kilometers of roads in Kandahar province, 450 km south of Afghan capital, Kabul,” the ministry in a statement.

In the meantime, the Afghan National Police (ANP) confiscated a SUV-type vehicle in Police District 15 of Kabul, the capital police confirmed in a statement.

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Source: XINHUANET