Laghman officials said on Sunday, a suicide bomber who tried to attack Senate Speaker Fazal Hadi Muslimyar has been arrested by the National Directorate of Security (NDS) operatives in the province.
Asadullah Dawlatzai, spokesperson for the Laghman governor, said that Irfanullah, known as Surkhroudi, is a suicide bomber assigned by Qari Bilal who is responsible for organizing suicide attacks for the Taliban.
He added that Irfanullah was arrested in a joint operation by the NDS Forces of Laghman and Nangarhar provinces in the Qarghayi district along the Kabul-Jalalabad highway.
The security personnel also found a According to him, during the operation, a Zarang motorcycle and 256 kgs of explosives, and arrested another person.
