KABUL, Aug 30: Afghan security forces have arrested two men distributing Taliban leaflets calling for a holy war against US-led coalition forces and the government, an official said on Monday.
The pair, a Pakistani and an Afghan national, were taken into custody near Afghanistan-Pakistani border, Abdul Wakil Atak, spokesman for the governor of eastern Nangahar province said.
"Border police arrested two people that were carrying 2,000 leaflets to distribute in Nangahar," he said.
The arrests of Pakistani Shahzada Gul and Afghan Hesmatullah were made over the weekend as the pair was en route to distribute the leaflets in Jalalabad, Ibrarullah, deputy commander of the Border Police Contingent, said. -AFP
