KABUL, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Afghan security forces have seized 25 pieces of weapons and a huge quantity of ammunitions from Dur Baba district of the eastern Nangarhar province and arrested one person, the Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
"The personnel of 201 Khalid Bin Walid Corps have discovered and seized assault rifles including 10 pieces of AKM, six pieces of the American-made M16 and six pieces of M4, as well as two pistols and ammunitions including a large number of bullets very recently," the ministry said in a statement.
Security personnel have taken one person into custody on the charge of keeping the ordnance illegally, the statement added.
As part of an effort to restore peace and security, the Afghan caretaker government has collected thousands of pieces of light and heavy weaponry from across the war-torn country since taking over power in August 2021. ■