Afghan officials said Sunday they have arrested a suspected suicide bomber.
The officials identified the bomber as Shahbaz Khan and said he was a Pakistani citizen who had crossed into Afghanistan to target coalition and Afghan troops.
He was arrested in southeastern Khost province, which borders Pakistani, following a tip.
U.S., Afghan and Pakistani officials believe that hundreds of Taliban and al-Qaeda suspects fled to the neighboring Pakistani districts of south and north Waziristan after the collapse of the Taliban regime three years ago.
In March 2004, Pakistan launched a major military offensive against the suspects, which resulted in the death of hundreds of Pakistani troops, local tribesmen and terror suspects.
Although Pakistan says the operation has been successfully completed, the troops are still stationed there.
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