DUSHANBE, March 17, Asia-Plus  -- Three arms caches have been discovered in southern Tajikistan.  

According to the public relations center at the State Committee for National Security (GKNB), the caches were discovered in three separate operations carried out in Khatlon’s districts of Hamadoni and Farkhor as well as the city of Kulob last week.  

One sub-machine-gun Kalashnikov, some 300 bullets of different caliber, pistol Makarov, two grenade launchers, two hunting guns, 10 hand grenades and some 400 grams of explosives had been extracted from those hides, the source said.