Qari Abdul Rahim, Taliban’s military leader for Namak Aab district of Takhar province, was arrested in Talaqan city of the province, National Directorate of Security (NDS) said in statement on Wednesday.

Rahim was arrested during an NDS special forces operation along with one other Taliban member, the statement said.  

According to the statement he was one the Taliban’s active members and had an active role in terrorist activities in Takhar province.

According to the statement, during investigations, Rahim acknowledged his involvement in several terrorist activities and said he and his colleague named Abdul Rahman were trying to provide weapons and explosives in order to plan terrorist attacks in Takhar province against security forces.