PUL-I-ALAM (Pajhwok): Police detained six armed robbers from the house of a failing provincial candidate during a raid in the Mohammad Agha district of central Logar province on Monday.
Logar police chief Brig. Gen. Abdul Hakim Ishaqzai told Pajhwok Afghan News the raid was conducted in the Kutabkhel area early in the morning.
A six-member gang of armed robbers was detained with stolen goods from the house of Haji Shaukat Stanikzai, who contested the April 5 provincial council elections but his name was removed from the final list winners.