So-called shooting pens were found in Afghanistan.
These were probably used in attacks in Kabul and could belong to the Taliban.
Munich -
Afghan police
have discovered a warehouse with so-called
shooting pens
, which are said to have been used in attacks in Kabul.
The guns looked like click pens, a representative of the
Kabul criminal police
told
the
AFP
news
agency
on Tuesday
.
"The shooter puts the bullet in the cartridge, takes aim and clicks the push button to fire the bullet."
Shooting pens are cylindrical and single barrel
firearms
.
Because they look like ballpoint pens, they can often be carried around unnoticed.
Last weekend the police in Kabul found 48 such shooting pens while digging a hiding place with various weapons.
Arms depot in Afghanistan: "Terrorists" are preparing for complex targets in the capital
There were also several so-called
sticky bombs
in the
arsenal
, which have been used to carry out attacks in Kabul in recent months.
"Terrorists" had intended to use the weapons to attack complex targets in the Afghan capital, said
Interior Ministry spokesman Tarik Arian
.
According to the representative of the Kabul
criminal police
,
more than 40 people have been killed in targeted attacks
in the Afghan
capital
in the past six months, including peace activists, scientists and government officials.
Several of these attacks could have been carried out with shooting pens, according to the police representative.
Terrorists part of the Taliban?
Group is currently negotiating with Afghanistan
The police blamed groups allegedly linked to the Taliban for the attacks.
The radical Islamic insurgents denied participation in the killings.
The Taliban are currently in peace talks with the Afghan government.
The
US-
backed
Doha
negotiations
mark a milestone in the 19-year conflict that killed tens of thousands and displaced millions.
(AFP)