A would-be suicide bomber and seven others insurgents have been arrested during two Afghan security forces operations in eastern Nangarhar province, local officials said Saturday.
The operations took place in the Achin and Ghanikhil districts of the province to clear areas of insurgents, according to east Afghanistan border police commander Mohammad Ayoub Hussiankhil.
"During the operations, the security force has been captured a Pakistani national with suicide vast and seven other insurgents," he said.
The forces also seized many weapons in the operations.
"We have started investigating them. The forces also seized improvised explosive devices and weapons in the operations," he said.
The arrested insurgents were part of the insecurity of the province and had launched several attacks against the security forces, he added.
Nangarhar province borders Pakistan and insurgents frequently target the local security forces and government officials.