BAGHDAD: The arrests were made ten days ago in the Azra district of the province, said the officials. The detainees among them women and children have been transferred to Kabul, Logar governor, Haleem Fedayee said.
Logar police headquarter have said that the Taliban will use all its potential to release the foreign fighters while security agencies in Kabul investigate the detainees held in the city.
The foreign insurgents infiltrated Logar from Hesarak district of eastern Nangarhar province. Among them are three women and six children. However, another Chechen militant managed to escape during the military operation by the Afghan forces.
“They were using women and children as human shields and were plotting to conduct operations in Logar. They are also involved in drug trafficking,” said Fedayee.
Foreign militants were also involved in drug smuggling to finance Taliban’s war machine. On Sunday, the Afghan government forces found six tons of drugs.
Members of Logar provincial council have said Afghanistan’s legal and judicial bodies should ensure that the militants are punished.
