Monitoring Desk
HERAT: The personnel of National Directorate of Security (NDS) detained an alleged planner of mosque attacks in western Herat province, officials said Tuesday.
The alleged mastermind of attacks on mosques was detained by the NDS personnel in the limits of 2nd police district of Herat city on Tuesday, said Jilani Farhad, spokesman of Herat governor.
He said the detained man had direct involvement in suicide attacks including the one on worshipers in the Daulina district, Ghor province, last year that left 36 people dead and several other wounded. Though Daesh had asserted responsibility for the mosque attack, the gubernatorial spokesman did not disclose if the detained person was the member of Daesh or not.
Manwhile, Taliban gunmen carried out attacks on Afghan security forces’ posts on Gulistan, Pusht-e-Rod and Farah districts of neighbouring Farah province, said Gulbahar Mujahid, security chief of Farah police.
He said he said two Taliban were killed and a cop wounded in the Farah clash while there was no casualties from Gultan and Pusht-e-Rod clashes.
