AYBAK, Afghanistan, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) — Security forces raided a gambling site and arrested 12 people in Afghanistan’s northern Samangan province on Monday, said a statement of the provincial police on Tuesday.
A total of 12 gamblers gathering in Dara Zendan village of Aybak city, the capital of Samangan province, on Monday night were identified and arrested, the statement said.
Gambling is banned in Afghanistan by the Afghan caretaker government. Enditem