In brief
Afghan police in Nimroz province seized five transport vehicles and rescued 57 individuals during a trafficking ring’s attempt to smuggle them out of the country. The provincial police spokesman confirmed the rescue but said no arrests were yet reported. Earlier that week the same province had freed 127 people in a similar operation.
Afghan police in Nimroz province foiled a human‑trafficking attempt and rescued 57 people on Saturday, the provincial police spokesman Mawlawi Gul Mohammad Qudrat said. The trafficking ring had tried to move the victims out of the country via Nimroz, but police identified and thwarted the plan, freeing the captives and seizing five transport vehicles.
Qudrat also noted that police had previously rescued 127 individuals from suspected traffickers in Nimroz on Wednesday. He did not say whether any of the suspected traffickers had been arrested, leaving that detail unconfirmed.