The Afghan intelligence operatives have arrested the main perpetrator involved behind a deadly explosion in Herat city in West of Afghanistan that left nearly fifteen people dead or wounded.
The local officials said Wednesday that a suspect was arrested during an operation of the Afghan intelligence operatives from Herat city in connection to the incident.
The officials further added that the explosion in the city took place on Saturday of last week in Jabraeel town.
According to the officials, at least four people including a woman were killed and eleven others including women and children were wounded in the explosion.
The anti-government armed militant groups including the Taliban insurgents have not commented regarding the incident so far.
Herat is among the relatively calm provinces in West of Afghanistan but the anti-government armed militants often carry out insurgency activities in some of its remote districts as well as the central Herat city.
The Taliban insurgents are active in some remote districts of the province bordering some of the restive provinces in the West and South of Afghanistan.
In the meantime, the Afghan officials are saying that the national security and defense forces are busy conducting operations to suppress the insurgency activities of the militants across the country.
