KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force killed a
senior Taliban leader, Obaidullah Jan, and two other extremists during
an operation in Sayyidabad district, Wardak province, yesterday.
Jan had operational control of a group of fighters responsible for
conducting numerous ambushes and other attacks against Afghan and
coalition fighters. He also facilitated the movement of weapons and
military equipment to local Taliban cells and was involved in the
construction and emplacement of improvised explosive devices.
In other International Security Assistance Force news throughout Afghanistan:
South
An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban facilitator
and one other extremist during an operation in
Nahr-e Saraj district,
Helmand province, today. The facilitator is responsible for procuring
weapons and military equipment for use in attacks against Afghan and
coalition forces. He also assists in the coordination and execution of
those attacks and maintains several weapons caches. During the
operation, a group of extremists set up a fighting position against the
security force. The force engaged the insurgents, killing three. The
security force also seized one AK-47 and two AK-47 magazines as a result
of the operation.
An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban facilitator
and three other extremists during an operation in
Zharay district,
Kandahar province, today. The facilitator procures bomb-making material,
constructs improvised explosive devices and emplaces completed IEDs in
Zharay district, targeting Afghan and coalition forces. He also serves
as a financier for local Taliban cells.
East
More than 600 members of the Afghan National Security Force gathered
in
Laghman Province on Monday to execute a clearing operation in the
areas surrounding Nawrah and Hakimabad villages to identify and
neutralize improvised explosive devices planted by enemies of
Afghanistan. Members of the Provincial Response Company, National
Directorate of Security, Afghan Local Police, Afghan National Army,
Afghan Uniform Police and Investigative Surveillance Unit, supported by
the Provincial Chief of Police and coalition advisers, all participated
in the operation which uncovered 12 IEDs that were immediately
neutralized by the ANSF. The ANSF effort is to disrupt the extremist’s
ability to threaten the local populace and inflict harm to the
residents.
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