Kabul, April 21 -- Security officials in Herat have arrested a group of professional thieves following a clash in the province, as reported by TOLO News.

According to officials cited by TOLO News, the armed robbers had been stopping vehicles along the Herat-Ghor highway and looting cash and belongings from passengers and civilians.

The injured suspects are currently undergoing treatment at Herat Regional Hospital. Police said the group has been linked to multiple criminal incidents in recent months along the Herat-Ghor highway in Karukh district.

Police chief of Karukh district in Herat, Ismatullah Raihan, said, "These thieves had been operating as a major criminal gang for about three to four months, carrying out robberies. Intelligen...