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Afghan Authorities Detain Nearly 200 Suspected Terrorists

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Afghan security services detained nearly 200 people on suspicion of having links to terrorists active in the country's central provinces, local Pajhwok Afghan News reported Thursday.

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to officials from the National Directorate of Security (NDS), 150 people were detained in Parwan province while trying to travel to the country's unstable northern regions.

The agency added that in Kapisa province police forces had detained 40 more suspects, who had tried to hide from law enforcement officers.

Afghanistan is experiencing political, social and security instability, as the Taliban movement and other radical extremist organizations such as Daesh, which is prohibited in many countries, including the United States and Russia, continue to stage attacks against civilian and state targets.

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