Fake passport of Kamal, the detained Taliban member[/caption]Iranian police commander Colonel Manouchehr Nasiri says one of the members of Talibanmilitants was arrested in the Mehriz city located in the central Province of Yazd.
Mehriz's police chief said onTuesday security forces arrested an Afghan national, identified as Akbar Khan, in the city and confiscated a fake Iranian passport from him.
Security forces realized during further investigations that the detainee, whose real name is Kamal, was a Taliban member and had entered the countryillegally.
Iran hasa 900-kilometerborderwithAfghanistananddespite spending more than USD 700 million on sealing the borders and security the area, Taliban members and smugglers cross over into the countryoccasionally.
