ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
For Immediate Release
KABUL, Afghanistan (Nov. 10, 2011) — A combined Afghan and coalition force detained an insurgent leader and several additional insurgents during a security operation in Kandahar district, Kandahar province, Monday.
The leader was responsible for planning improvised explosive device attacks and distributing weapons to insurgents.
The leader and his subordinates were detained without incident and no civilians were harmed during the operation.
In other International Security Assistance Force news throughout Afghanistan:
South
In Maiwand district, Kandahar province, a combined Afghan and coalition force discovered a drug cache during routine operations yesterday. The cache consisted of 500 pounds (227 kilograms) of poppy seeds which have been scheduled for destruction at a later date.
A combined Afghan and coalition security force patrol discovered a weapons cache in Marjeh district, Helmand province, today. The cache consisted of 2,640 pounds (1,200 kilograms) of ammonium nitrate, which was destroyed at the scene. There were no injuries or damages as a result of the controlled detonation.
East
In Bagram district, Parwan province, a coalition security force discovered a cache of unexploded ordinance while on patrol Tuesday. The cache consisted of three 105mm projectiles, one anti-personnel mine and one 62mm mortar round. The weapons were recovered by the security force for destruction at a later date.
A combined Afghan and coalition security force patrol discovered a weapons cache in Deh Yak district, Ghazni province, today. The cache consisted of seven mortars, one 40mm high-explosive round, one stick grenade, and one pressure plate, which were destroyed at the scene. There were no injuries or damages as a result of the controlled detonation.
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