KABUL, Afghanistan (May 14) — An Afghan-led security
force supported by coalition troops detained a Taliban facilitator
during an operation in
Kandahar district, Kandahar province, today.
The
facilitator supplied weapons, ammunition and equipment to insurgents
for attacks against Afghan and coalition troops in
Kandahar City.
He was also planning an attack against a district center and was plotting to assassinate a district governor.
The security force detained one additional insurgent during the operation.
In other International Security Assistance Force news throughout Afghanistan:
East
In
Yosuf Khel district,
Paktika province, an Afghan and coalition security
force conducted an operation to detain a Haqqani leader today. The
leader plans and directs attacks against Afghan government officials,
Afghan security forces and civilians. Two insurgents were detained as a
result of this operation.
An Afghan and coalition security
force conducted an operation to detain a Haqqani leader in Pul-e ‘Alam
district, Logar province, today. The leader directs roadside bombings
against Afghan and coalition security forces throughout the province. He
also coordinates the delivery of explosive device materials to build
roadside bombs. Multiple suspected insurgents were detained during the
operation.
In
Khugyani district, Nangarhar province, an Afghan
and coalition security force conducted an operation to detain a Taliban
facilitator today. The facilitator coordinates roadside bombs attacks
against Afghan and coalition security forces in the district. The
security force detained two suspected insurgents and seized one rifle,
grenades, and more than 500 rounds of small arms ammunition.
Finally,
Afghan and coalition forces conducted a security operation in search of
a Haqqani leader in
Sarobi district, Paktika province, Friday. The
Haqqani leader organizes indirect fire attacks and other operations
against Afghan and coalition forces throughout the district. After
positively identifying insurgents preparing for a suicide bomb attack in
an isolated area and ensuring no civilians were in the vicinity, the
security force conducted a precision airstrike against the insurgent
position, killing multiple insurgents. A follow-on assessment of the
area determined no civilians were harmed and no civilian property was
damaged. Multiple rocket-propelled grenade launchers, AK-47's and
explosives were recovered from the site.
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