May 11., 2012. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition forces killed at least five insurgents and found multiple weapons caches during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, May 10.

Paktika province
Afghan National Army soldiers, Afghan Uniform Police and Afghan Local Police killed at least five insurgents who were using suicide vests, rocket propelled grenade launchers and small arms to attack Yahya Khel district Capital. Two insurgent’s suicide vests detonated killing two ANSF personnel. One Afghan civilian was also killed and two ANSF personnel were wounded by insurgents during the attack.

Nangarhar province
Afghan Uniform Police discovered 500 shotguns inside a dump truck in Behsud district. AUP detained three individuals from the vehicle and confiscated the weapons and truck.

Ghazni province
ANA soldiers and coalition forces discovered two weapon caches in a mosque and its surrounding area in Qarah Bagh district. The caches contained material used to make improvised explosive devises, mines, small arms and rocket-propelled grenade launcher rounds.

Operations in RC-East are still ongoing.

Posted in: Afghan National Army, Afghanistan, Nangarhar Province, RC-East, Yahya Khel District