Tuesday, June 11, 2013

In Several Joint Clearance Operations, 23 Armed Taliban Killed (June 11.2013.)



Publish Date: Jun 11, 2013
 
Counterterrorism:
In past 24 hours, Afghan National Police conducted several joint clearance operations with the cooperation of Afghan National Army, NDS and Coalition Forces to clean some of the areas from terrorists and enemies of peace and stability of Afghanistan.
 
The operations were conducted in Kunduz, Kandahar, Khost, Paktika, Paktiya, Zabul and Helmand provinces, as a result 23 armed Taliban were killed and nine other armed Taliban were arrested by Afghan National Security Forces.
                                                                                  
Also, during these operations, Afghan National Police discovered and confiscated some amount of light and heavy rounds ammunition, IEDs and 155 kilos of opium.
 
During the same 24 hour period, Afghan National Police discovered and defused seven different types of mines placed by enemies of Afghanistan for destructive activities in Laghman, Parwan, Uruzgan and Herat provinces.
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June 11., 2013. - ISAF Joint Command Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a senior Taliban leader and three other extremists during an operation in Kandahar City, Kandahar province, today.

The leader is the ranking Taliban official for Panjwa’i district, Kandahar province. He oversees assassination and improvised explosive device attacks in the local area targeting Afghan and coalition forces. He also collects illegal taxes in order to finance extremist activities and facilitates the movement of weapons in Panjwa’i district and Kandahar City.

In other International Security Assistance Force news throughout Afghanistan:

East

An Afghan and coalition security force killed five extremists during an operation in search of a senior Taliban leader in Khugyani district, Nangarhar province, today. The leader is instrumental in facilitating the movement of a large number of fighters through Khugyani district. He also oversees a group of extremists responsible for multiple attacks against Afghan and coalition forces, in addition to directing weapons facilitation in the area. The security force also destroyed one machine gun and multiple rocket-propelled grenades as a result of the operation.

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June 11., 2013. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan National Security and coalition forces found and safely cleared four improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, June 10.

Khowst province

Afghan National Security Forces found and safely cleared one IED during operations in the Bak district.

Coalition forces found and safely cleared one IED during operations in the Khowst district.

Logar province
Afghan National Security and coalition forces found and safely cleared one IED during operations in the Pul-e Alam district.

Paktika province
Afghan National Security and coalition forces found and safely cleared one IED during operations in the Sharan district.

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