Sep. 07., 2012. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition forces killed five insurgents, detained five and cleared seven improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Sept. 6.

Ghazni Province
Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces found and safely cleared three IEDs, one in Ghazni District, one in Qarah Bagh District and one in Gelan District.

Khowst Province
Afghan Border Police and coalition forces detained three insurgents during an engagement in Khowst District. The detained suspects were transferred to a base for questioning.

Kunar province
Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces killed five insurgents during an engagement in Bar Kunar district.

Laghman province
Afghan National Army soldiers and coalition forces found and safely cleared an IED in Mehtar Lam district.

Nangarhar province
Afghan Uniformed Police and coalition forces found and safely cleared an IED in Mohmand Darah district.

Paktika province
Afghan National Army soldiers and coalition forces found and safely cleared an IED in Qarah Bagh district.

Paktiya province
Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces detained two insurgents during an engagement in Jaji district. The detained suspects were transferred to a base for questioning.

Wardak province
Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces found and safely cleared an IED in Sayyidabad district.

Operations in RC-East are still ongoing.

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Aug. 30., 2012. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition forces killed 14 insurgents, detained eight and cleared 10 improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Aug. 29.

Ghazni province
Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces found and safely cleared three IEDs, two in Ghazni district and one in Qarah Bagh district.

Kapisa province
Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces found and safely cleared an IED in Nijrab district.

Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces killed four insurgents during an engagement in Tagab district.

Khowst province
Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces detained six insurgents during engagements in Khowst, Sabari, Bak and Gurbuz districts. The detained suspects were transferred to a base for questioning.

Khowst province
Afghan National Army soldiers and coalition forces killed five insurgents during engagements in Darah Ye Pech and Watahpur districts.

Laghman province
Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces killed an insurgent during an engagement in Qarghah’i district.

Nangarhar province
Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces found and safely cleared two IEDs, one in Kama district and one in Shinwar district.

Paktika province
Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces found and safely cleared two IEDs, one in Sar Rowzah district and one in Sharan district.

Paktiya province
Afghan Border Police and coalition forces detained two insurgents during engagements in Jaji district. The detained suspects were transferred to a base for questioning.

Parwan province
Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces found and safely cleared an IED in Bagram district.

Wardak province
Afghan National Army soldiers and coalition forces killed four insurgents during an engagement in Jaghatu District.

Afghan National Army soldiers and coalition forces found and safely cleared an IED in Sayyidabad district.

Operations in RC-East are still ongoing.

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Insurgents killed in airstrike while emplanting IED

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan National Security and NATO forces killed several insurgents, after being engaged with small arms fire during an operation in the Jaji district of Paktiya province overnight.

The engagement is part of a larger operation launched by Afghan National Security Forces May 14, 2012 to destroy Taliban hideouts in the district.

Azad Khan, governor of Jaji district, said that the operation will continue until the area has been cleared from the presence of Taliban.

The insurgents were armed and were observed by partnered forces emplanting an improvised explosive device. They engaged NATO forces with direct fire. ANSF and NATO forces responded, killing all observed hostile suspects. No ANSF or ISAF forces were harmed in the operation.

The forces on the ground confirm nine insurgents were killed.

The remains were handed over to local authorities.

ISAF Regional Command East

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