KABUL, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Police have discovered a weapon cache containing a variety of arms and ammunition in Baghlan province in northern Afghanistan, provincial police chief Mawlawi Abdul Haq Haqqani said Friday.
The weaponry was recovered from Deh Salah district on Thursday, the official added.
Without providing further details, the official stressed that no one has the right to keep or carry arms illegally, and police would spare no effort to collect weaponry from unauthorized persons to ensure law and order in the province.
Previously, police reported the collection of 21 firearms and the arrest of 18 individuals in eastern Parwan province on Wednesday.
As part of efforts to ensure law and order in post-war Afghanistan, the Afghan government has vowed to collect arms and ammunition from anyone living outside the security organs of the administration. ■
