Kabul, Afghanistan ? Afghan intelligence agents backed by international peacekeepers arrested 25 people allegedly linked to the Taliban and al-Qaida in an early-morning raid Saturday in eastern Kabul, a spokesman for the peacekeepers said.

Lt. Cmdr. Ken MacKillop said the raid took place between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m. in the Policharki district of the capital. He gave no details about what the men allegedly were plotting or whether it was linked to elections next Saturday.

MacKillop said nobody was injured.

Meanwhile, a spokes-man for the 18,000-strong U.S.-led military coalition warned the historic election was entering a dangerous phase and the Taliban were likely to try to disrupt it, despite all the efforts of Afghan and international security forces.

“We are getting to a more dangerous time,” said spokesman Maj. Scott Nelson. “As we get closer to the election, we expect to see more activity. We think we’ve done a good job along with the government of Afghanistan to disrupt a lot of their operations, but it only takes one person with a car bomb to get in there and get lucky and do something.”