Hundreds of Weapons Seized in Herat Province

Herat province's anti-terrorism police have seized hundreds of weapons during various operations over the past six months, the Ministry of Interior has said.

According to the ministry, the Herat police command reported that the seized weapons included hundreds of Kalashnikovs and pistols. The operations were based on intelligence reports.

The Ministry of Interior attributed the weapons seizure to the anti-terrorism police of Herat province.

This seizure forms part of a pattern. Afghan forces have previously confiscated numerous illegal weapons in other provinces based on intelligence reports.

The operations in Herat have been ongoing for the past six months and have led to the seizure of hundreds of weapons in total.

The types of weapons taken include Kalashnikovs and pistols as specified in the report.

The Herat police command has been instrumental in the discovery and seizure of these weapons through its anti-terrorism unit.

Similar operations have taken place in multiple other provinces, resulting in large numbers of illegal weapons being confiscated by Afghan forces.

Intelligence reports have been the foundation for these actions both in Herat and in the other provinces.

The announcement by the Ministry of Interior brings to light the work that has been done over the past six months in Herat province.

It also places the recent seizures in the context of a wider national effort to seize illegal weapons.

The report does not provide an exact number of weapons seized or break down the figures for Kalashnikovs versus pistols, referring to them collectively as hundreds.

This information is based on the statements provided by officials from the Herat police command to the Ministry of Interior.