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Afghan military discovers car bomb, defuses 32 IEDs

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Published : Jan 11, 2021, 5:36 PM IST

The Afghan National Defence and Security Forces discovered a car heavily packed with explosives in Wardak province and defused 32 IEDs in Kandahar province in the past 24 hours.

Afghan military discovers car bomb, defuses 32 IEDs
Afghan military discovers car bomb, defuses 32 IEDs

Kabul: The Afghan Ministry of Defence said on Monday that the military has discovered a car bomb and defused 32 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in two provinces.

The IEDs were found in Kandahar's Panjwaye, Arghandab and Zharay districts, while the forces detected the car bomb allegedly prepared by Taliban militants to target security forces, the statement said.

The ANDSF remains in control of most of Afghanistan's population centres and all of 34 provincial capitals, but Taliban insurgents control large portions of rural areas, staging coordinated large-scale attacks from time to time.

Kabul: The Afghan Ministry of Defence said on Monday that the military has discovered a car bomb and defused 32 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in two provinces.

The IEDs were found in Kandahar's Panjwaye, Arghandab and Zharay districts, while the forces detected the car bomb allegedly prepared by Taliban militants to target security forces, the statement said.

The ANDSF remains in control of most of Afghanistan's population centres and all of 34 provincial capitals, but Taliban insurgents control large portions of rural areas, staging coordinated large-scale attacks from time to time.

IANS

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