Afghanistan launches clearance operations in capital, surrounding provinces to ensure security

STORY: Afghanistan launches clearance operations in capital, surrounding provinces to ensure security DATELINE: Feb. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of clearance operations in Kabul STORYLINE: The security agencies of Afghanistan have launched clearance operations in the capital city of Kabul and surrounding provinces as the latest preventive measures to ensure a high level of security, the government said on Saturday. The clearance operations were launched Friday by the ministries of interior and defense as well as the national intelligence agency, the government said in a statement. Under the command of Mullah Mohammad Fazil Mazlum, acting deputy defense minister, the operations aimed at arresting and eliminating the thieves, kidnappers and other culprits who had already been listed by the security forces, the statement said. "During these operations, civilians and private properties would be safe and all cautionary measures had been put in pla