Senior LeT commander arrested in Afghanistan

April 17, 2013 19:28

A senior Lashkar-e-Taiba commander has been captured along with other militants in an operation by US-led security forces in Afghanistan, the latest in a string of arrests of the members of the Pakistan-based terror group in the neighbouring country.

The LeT commander was arrested with a "number of other insurgents" during an operation by Afghan and coalition security forces in Andar district of Ghazni province, the International Security Assistance Force said in a statement.

The insurgents were captured on Monday.

The LeT commander was "alleged to have planned and participated in multiple attacks against Afghan and coalition forces throughout Kunar, Kandahar and Ghazni provinces" of Afghanistan, the statement said.

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