During the operation, insurgents engaged the combined security force with small arms fire. Assessing an immediate threat, the force returned fire killing Izatullah and two other insurgents.
As a senior Taliban leader in Faryab, Izatullah was responsible for providing weapons and equipment to other Taliban members for attacks against Afghan and coalition security forces. Additionally, he managed the Taliban’s financial network within the province and attempted to implement Taliban law on local civilians.
Izatullah recently replaced Numan, an insurgent leader who was killed during a combined Afghan and coalition operation in Shirin Tagab district March 27. The security force also seized multiple weapons and detained one additional insurgent as a result of the operation.
In other International Security Assistance Force news throughout Afghanistan:
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An Afghan and coalition security force captured a Taliban facilitator during an operation in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, today. The facilitator trained and equipped insurgents throughout northern Helmand and also built several improvised explosive devices used in attacks against Afghan and coalition security forces. The security force detained several additional insurgents and discovered bomb-making materials as a result of this operation.
Finally, in Arghandab district, Kandahar province, an Afghan-led security force captured a Taliban facilitator during an operation, today. The facilitator provided roadside bombs and ammunition to insurgents throughout the district for attacks against Afghan and coalition security forces. The security force detained one additional insurgent as a result of this operation.
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