The Taliban are conducting a massive security sweep of Kabul and other Afghan cities, their spokesman said Sunday, going house-to-house in search of weapons and criminals blamed for a recent spate of robberies and kidnappings. The Taliban's spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the "clearance operations" are aimed at disarming criminals and "no one should worry". He added that the authorities had discovered two kidnap victims during the operation so far, and also freed two teenage girls who they found chained in a basement. [COMPLETES VIDI3243944_EN] SOUNDBITES