Kabul, February 07: The US military have detained a local Afghan police commander allegedly involved in acts of militancy, including facilitating improvised explosive device parts.
NATO-led forces claim Atahullah Wahaab, deputy police chief of Kapisa province, has been involved in the storage, distribution and deployment of the explosive devises on roads in the region.
The police “commander was arrested by ANSF (Afghan National Security Forces) and coalition forces for illegal activity and corruption,” the US military said in a Sunday statement.
A NATO statement also alleges that the senior official has been involved in corruption and criminal activities.
“He has been clearly linked to criminal activities including a murder during the summer of 2009,” added the statement.
Local officials say they have no evidence in support of the allegations. President Hamid Karzai has promised to root out corruption among officials. But prosecutions are extremely rare.
——Agencies