April 17, 2026 08:35 am (IST)
Afghanistan: NDS discovers Taliban bomb manufacturing factory, seizes ammunition
Kabul, Jan 17 (IBNS): National Directorate of Security (NDS), the Afghani intelligence has discovered a bomb manufacturing factory in Balkh province belonging to the Taliban, local Khaama Press reported.
The NDS officials have seized ammunition from the facility, including 395 remote controls used in mines, 15 time bombs, 800 electric capsules, and some other equipment and explosives used in improvised explosive device (IED).
The facility was used to manufacture IED's, suicide vests, remote bombs and other explosives.
The Taliban is yet to comment on the report.
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