Afghan personnel from Helmand’s National Department of Security
and the Bost 170 counter-terrorism unit successfully captured nine
tonnes of explosives in Khoshkaba area, Lahkar Gah, yesterday, 15 May
2012.
As a result of operation in total nine tons ammonium nitrate and T.N.T
explosives was captured, insurgents use the named explosives for the
Motor bombs and suicide jackets.
The explosives was brought form Pakistan’s Gardijangle area to the
Nar-e-Seraj and Lashkar Gah areas by the military commander of
insurgents named Mula Agha wali.
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| Sacks containing some of the nine tonnes of explosives captured by the Afghan National Department of Security, in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province. Picture: 2nd Lieutenant Scott Murdock, US Marine Corps/ISAF |
Neither fires were open nor casualties to any one as result of the operation, and also no one has been captured for the possession of the explosives, but searches are going on for capture.
Also three insurgents wanted to improvise IED (improvised explosives device) on the main road in Fatieh Mohammad paich of Sangin district of Helmand on Tuesday.
As a result the mine improviser’s insurgents were killed by ISAF airstrike in the area while they were improvising the IEDs.
The IEDs were also detonated as a result of the airstrike and also two women were superficial injured in the nearby house.
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