KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security
force wounded a Taliban leader and killed two other insurgents during an
operation in Qush Tepah district, Jowzjan province, yesterday.
The leader has operational control over a group of fighters responsible
for attacks against Afghan and coalition forces in multiple districts
throughout Jowzjan. He also engages in illegal taxation against Afghan
civilians, provides training on improvised explosive device operations
to his subordinates, and facilitates the movement of money, weapons and
insurgent fighters in the local area.
In other International Security Assistance Force news throughout Afghanistan:
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Afghan National Army Special Forces, advised by coalition forces,
detained eight insurgents and seized a large cache of homemade explosive
during an operation in Panjwa’I district, Kandahar province yesterday.
The cache consisted of 757 liters (200 gallons) of homemade explosive
and several IED making materials. The detainees have been transferred to
the Afghan Uniformed Police and all seized materials were destroyed on
location.
An Afghan Local Police quick reaction force responding to an attack on
two separate ALP checkpoints killed one insurgent and wounded another in
Andar district,
Ghazni province, yesterday. The Afghan force engaged
several insurgents, shortly after being dispatched from the District
Operations Coordination Center, who were attacking the Rustam and Golo
ALP checkpoints, using 82mm mortar and DSHKA fire. No Afghan Local
Police were injured during this engagement.
An Afghan quick reaction force killed two insurgents while responding to
an attack on an ALP checkpoint in
Gelan district, Ghazni province,
yesterday. The QRF was dispatched after Afghan Local Police contacted
the District Operation Coordination Center for assistance. Following the
engagement the security force recovered two AK-47 rifles.
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