A group of six suicide bombers were detained in Kabul city on Wednesday night, National Directorate of Security (NDS) said on Thursday.
The NDS officials said that they detained six suicide bombers carrying suicide vests and explosives in an operation carried out by them in the Seventeenth Police District of Kabul city.
Shafiqullah Taheri, NDS Spokesman while talking at a press conference in Kabul said that the detained group aimed to target various parts of Kabul city.
"The NDS staff, in a night operation succeeded in capturing Mullah Tor Gul, son of Dadullah, an inhabitant of the northern Baghlan province along with his group. The group was carrying suicide vests and numerous weapons," NDS Spokesman told reporters.
"The suicide bombers belong to the Haqqani Network and were planning to carry out terror attacks on various government organizations of Kabul city. They were working in coordination with Pakistan's intelligence organisation- ISI," Shafiqullah Taheri said.
Numerous terror groups are trying to worsen the security situation of the country, but the Afghan security forces, especially, the NDS will stay strong and prevent any terror attack.