KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force detained a
Taliban weapons facilitator in Zharay district,
Kandahar province,
today.
The facilitator coordinated the transportation and storage of insurgent
equipment and supplies used in attacks across the region and
participated in the planning of suicide attacks.
During the operation, the security force also detained several suspected insurgents.
In other International Security Assistance Force news throughout Afghanistan:
South
An Afghan and coalition security force apprehended an insurgent leader
in Tarin Kot district,
Uruzgan province, Sunday. He was responsible for
planning, directing and executing attacks against Afghan National
Security Force checkpoints and International Security Assistance Force
patrols.
A large weapons and improvised explosive device cache was discovered in
an operation conducted by a combined Afghan and coalition security force
in Shahid-e Hasas district, Uruzgan province Tuesday. The cache
included six rocket-propelled grenades, six IEDs, six kilograms of
home-made explosive, eight AK47s, a machine gun, three grenades, and
communications equipment. During the operation, insurgents attacked the
security force from multiple locations. The Afghan and coalition troops
returned fire and killed a number of the insurgents and detained
several others.
East
In Tsamkani district,
Paktiya province, an Afghan and coalition security
force conducted an operation in search of a
Haqqani leader today. The
leader is responsible for coordinating, financing and leading attacks
against Afghan and coalition forces throughout eastern Paktiya. During
the operation, the security force positively identified several groups
of armed insurgents. After ensuring no civilians were in the area, the
security force engaged the insurgents with a precision airstrike,
killing many of them. After the strike, the security force conducted a
follow-on assessment of the area and determined no civilians had been
harmed and no civilian property had been damaged.
An Afghan and coalition security force detained a Haqqani leader in
Sharan district,
Paktika province, today. The leader was responsible for
building improvised explosive devices used throughout the region. He
also provided technical and tactical IED instruction to the Haqqani
insurgents under his control. During the operation, the security force
also detained multiple suspected insurgents.
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