The Kandahar Police Command has reported that security forces in Panjwai district have discovered and seized a significant amount of weapons and ammunition during a search operation in the district’s Salawat area.
According to the source, the recovered items include five Kalashnikov rifles, one rocket launcher, 21 rounds of 82mm mortar shells, 29 rocket-propelled grenades, 106 rocket fuses, 90 machine gun magazines, ten boxes of machine gun ammunition, three DP radio sets, 12 rounds of 75mm shells, two chest rigs, two pistols, five ammunition boxes, a box of grenades, and 1,000 rounds of various types of heavy ammunition.
The source further stated that these weapons and munitions were stored in a compound and were seized following a counterterrorism operation.
No arrests have been made in connection with the discovery so far. The owner of the compound had reportedly moved to another location prior to the raid, and security forces are actively pursuing his arrest.
