ASADABAD, Afghanistan, Aug 15 (NNN-ANA) – A large cache of arms and ammunition, has been discovered in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Kunar, the defence ministry said in a statement, yesterday.
Contents of the cache include 31 light and heavy arms, 18,206 different kinds of bullets, 142 hand-grenades, four walkie-talkie radios and two rocket launchers, the ministry said, in the statement.
The Taliban-run caretaker administration, has committed to collecting arms and ammunition from illegal armed persons, as part of efforts to stabilise security in the country, after taking over power in mid-Aug last year.
A few weeks ago, a similar weapon cache, packed with scores of arms and ammunition, was discovered in the northern Takhar province.– NNN-ANA
