11 Afghan citizens detained in Kathmandu

KABUL (Pajhwok): Nearly a dozen Afghan nationals have been detained from a hotel in Kathmandu, a media report said on Monday.

Eleven Afghans were arrested in Sinamangal area on Monday morning, a Crime Investigation Bureau spokesperson was quoted as saying.

Shyam Kumar Mahato told khabarhub, a news website: “We have arrested the foreigners on the basis of information that they are hiding in a hotel in Sinamangal.”

Police said they were investigating Indian documents seized from the detainees.

Afghans have been fleeing their country since the Taliban seized power in mid-August. Some of them have reportedly entered Nepal via India.

PAN Monitor/mud

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