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Dozens of weapons seized while being smuggled to Pakistan
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Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) military officials said Monday forces in the Dur Baba district of Nangarhar have prevented the smuggling of a shipment of weapons to Pakistan.
The Bakhtar state news agency quoted Wahidullah Mohammadi, a spokesman for the 201st Khalid bin Waleed Corps, as saying that the cache included 34 light and heavy weapons.
According to Mohammadi, a suspected smuggler has been arrested.
The IEA recently reported the arrest of a number of arms smugglers.
It is believed that after the fall of the previous Afghan government, military equipment was smuggled to neighboring countries, including Pakistan.
