KABUL, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Afghan border forces have confiscated 30 Beretta pistols during a targeted intelligence-led operation in southern Kandahar province, a local security official said on Friday.
The operation was conducted by security personnel in the Tor Kach area of Maruf district, where the firearms were intercepted while being smuggled into Afghanistan from a neighboring country, according to Nazir Ahmad Shakeeb, spokesman for the 205 Al-Badr Army Corps.
Shakeeb confirmed that Afghan security forces are actively working to curb arms trafficking across the porous border regions.
The seizure is part of broader efforts by the Afghan government to collect arms and ammunition from individuals outside official security forces and to prevent weapons smuggling in border areas through the deployment of additional security personnel. ■
