KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force killed a
Taliban leader, Qudrat, and arrested four other insurgents during an
operation in Dand district, Kandahar province, May 5.
Qudrat was in charge of a cell of Taliban fighters responsible for
improvised explosive device operations throughout Kandahar province. He
and his group have a long history of building, emplacing and detonating
IEDs targeting Afghan and coalition forces. He also facilitated the
movement of weapons in the local area, and provided operational reports
to senior leaders in the area.
As the security force approached Qudrat's suspected location, the
insurgent leader moved to engage the Afghan and coalition troops. After
positively identifying the lethal threat, the security force engaged
Qudrat, killing him.
The security force also seized one pistol and a magazine as a result of the operation.
In other International Security Assistance Force news throughout Afghanistan:
North
An Afghan and coalition security force killed three insurgents and
wounded one other during an operation in search of a senior Taliban
leader in Qush Tepah district, Jowzjan province, May 4. The leader
directs all Taliban operations in Qush Tepah district, and coordinates
with insurgent networks in Jowzjan and Sar-e Pul districts. He is
responsible for the facilitation, planning and coordination of attacks
on Afghan and coalition forces in the region. He is currently planning
an attack on an Afghan National Security Force checkpoint, plotting to
kill the guards and take their weapons for use in insurgent activities.
He also relays instructions from senior Taliban leaders to more than 100
fighters, disseminating orders for each group's area of responsibility.
The insurgents were observed emplacing a rocket prior to the Afghan and
coalition security force engaging.
An Afghan and coalition security force arrested four insurgents during
an operation in search of a senior insurgent leader with ties to both
the Taliban and the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan in Burkah district,
Baghlan province, May 5. The leader has operational control over a group
of fighters responsible for multiple attacks against Afghan and
coalition forces. He is vital in facilitating the movement of weapons,
particularly rocket-propelled grenades, to insurgent fighters in the
area. He and his group also collect illegal taxes from the local
populace in order to fund terrorist activity. The security force also
seized one AK-47, one rifle, multiple magazines and ammunition as a
result of the operation.
South
An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban leader and
three other insurgents during an operation in Nahr-e Saraj district,
Helmand province, May 5. The leader is responsible for coordinating and
executing direct fire and improvised explosive device attacks against
Afghan and coalition forces. He also procures and distributes weapons
and IED components to his subordinate fighters and other insurgent
groups in Nahr-e Saraj.
Afghan Local Police, soldiers from the 6th Special Operations Kandak,
and Coalition Forces killed more than eighteen insurgents after being
attacked at ALP checkpoints in Nahr-e-Saraj district, Helmand province,
May 4. Insurgents directed large scale, complex attacks on Abdul Hadi
and Torjan and Shin Gazy checkpoints with small arms, PKM, and
recoilless rifle fire. The Nahr-e-Saraj District Chief of Police
provided a quick reaction force to the Maktab checkpoint while the
district Operations Coordination Center tasked the 6th SOK to support
the fight in Zombalay. Coalition forces provided indirect fire in
support of the quick reaction force.
Afghan Local Police and Coalition Forces detained Patkhel Village
Mullah, Norullah, and one other insurgent, after finding them in the
possession of 22 kg of improvised explosive making materials and three
pressure plate training devices near Patkhel village in
Shah Joy
district, Zabul province, May 4. The joint forces were patrolling the
area after receiving reports that the village was being used as a
training hub for Taliban fighters.
East
Afghan and coalition security forces confirmed today the arrest of a
high-profile Taliban attack facilitator during an operation in
Khugyani
district,
Nangarhar province, May 3. The facilitator provides logistical
support to senior Taliban leaders throughout western Nangarhar
province. He organizes the purchase, transfer and delivery of weapons
to support the Taliban insurgency, and has sold rockets used in attacks
against Afghan and coalition forces.
Commandos of 3rd Company, 1st Special Operations Kandak, advised by
coalition forces, detained 14 insurgents during a clearing operation in
Geratek village, Charparhar district, Nangarhar province, May 4. The
purpose of the clearance operation was to disrupt a known Taliban
staging area for indirect fire and improvised explosive device attacks.
Afghan Local Police, advised by Coalition Forces, detained an improvised
explosive device emplacer during a patrol in
Baraki Barak district,
Logar province, May 4. The joint force was conducting a presence patrol
when they discovered the individual as he was emplacing the IED. The ALP
quickly detained the individual and transferred him to Afghan National
Police custody.
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