Afghan police discover weapon cache in northern Mazar-i-Sharif

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Afghan police discover weapon cache in northern Mazar-i-Sharif

STORY: Afghan police discover weapon cache in northern Mazar-i-Sharif DATELINE: Sept. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the weapon cache discovered by police in Balkh province STORYLINE: A weapon cache was discovered by police in Mazar-i-Sharif city of Afghanistan's Balkh province following a special operation, with a variety of arms and ammunition confiscated, provincial police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri said Saturday. "The operation was launched today in Police District 5 and police discovered a rocket-propelled grenade, an 82 mm caliber gun, anti-aircraft gun, 54 stock hand grenades and hundreds of rounds of bullets," Waziri told reporters here. Police would continue to collect arms and ammunitions from anyone from non-security organizations to stabilize peace and security in the province, the official asserted. In similar operations a couple of weeks ago, police also collected 40 pieces of arms including several AK

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