KABUL, Afghanistan (Jan. 23) — A combined Afghan and
coalition security force conducted an operation in search of a Taliban
leader in Sayyidabad district,
Wardak province, Saturday.
The
leader, Farid, served as a Taliban judge in Wardak province. He was
responsible for multiple ambushes, roadside bomb and direct-fire attacks
against Afghan and coalition forces throughout the area. He was also
known for mistreating the local populace and facilitating a kidnapping
operation.
During the operation, the security force observed
several armed insurgents inside a vehicle. Two insurgents exited the
vehicle and raised their weapons toward the security force, while the
remaining insurgents aimed their weapons from inside the vehicle. The
security force responded to the immediate threat and returned fire,
killing Farid and the insurgents.
Multiple rocket-propelled grenades, AK-47 assault rifles, grenades and chest racks were confiscated during the operation.
No civilians were injured during the operation.
In other International Security Assistance Force news throughout Afghanistan:
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combined Afghan and coalition security force discovered a drug cache
while conducting a patrol in Panjwa‘i district,
Kandahar province,
yesterday. The cache consisted of approximately 660 pounds (300
kilograms) of marijuana. Security forces destroyed all drugs on site
without incident.
In
Dand district, Kandahar province, a
combined Afghan and coalition security force discovered a drug cache
while conducting an operation today. The cache consisted of
approximately 2,000 pounds (909 kilograms) of hash. The security force
confiscated the drugs and will destroy them at a later date.
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