KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan Local Police recruits under close
supervision of Afghan Local Police and coalition forces killed a number
of enemy insurgents in Shaghowlay village, Qara Bagh district Saturday.
The ALP recruits and coalition forces received small arms and machine
gun fire while conducting a routine patrol through the village. After
repelling the attack, the ALP held a shura (meeting) with a local
religious leader who indicated the Taliban insurgents had been using a
mosque as a staging and collection point for attacks.
Upon inspection, the ALP found two rocket propelled grenades and a motorcycle staged in the vicinity of the mosque.
An additional search of the area found two AK-47s, a PKM machine gun,
two grenades and loose ammunition. All evidence was collected and turned
over to the Afghan authorities.
There were no civilian causalities during the engagement.
In other International Security Assistance Force news throughout Afghanistan:
North
Afghan Special Police members of Provincial Response Company Baghlan
detained two suspicious individuals and recovered a machine gun,
ammunition, and two chest rigs during an operation to arrest an
insurgent cell leader in Narhin district, Baghlan province yesterday.
South
An Afghan and coalition security force killed two insurgents and seized
several kilograms of heroin during an operation in search of a Taliban
leader in Zharay district,
Kandahar province, today. As the security
force approached the Taliban leader’s suspected location, an armed group
of insurgents displayed hostile intent toward the Afghan and coalition
troops. The security force positively identified the lethal threat and
engaged, killing two insurgents. No civilians were harmed during the
operation. The security force also detained four suspected insurgents
and seized a firearm as a result of the operation.
An Afghan-led security force, supported by coalition troops, detained a
few suspected insurgents during an operation to arrest a Taliban leader
in Zharay district, Kandahar province, today. The Taliban leader is
suspected of being a specialist in the use of improvised explosive
devices and believed to have used them in several attacks against Afghan
and coalition security forces in recent months.
Afghan and coalition forces today confirmed the arrest of an insurgent
financial coordinator during an operation in
Kandahar City, Kandahar
province Sept. 19. The detained insurgent, Mohammed Qaseem, is believed
to be the owner of the Rahmat Hawala Network, an organization suspecting
of funding insurgent activity, based out of Wesh district, Kandahar
province.
Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces today confirmed the
arrest of a tactical-level Taliban leader and weapons facilitator
during an operation Sept. 14 in
Nad Ali district,
Helmand province. The
leader, Zakir, is alleged to be actively involved in conducting attacks
against ANSF patrols and check points in Sangin district, Helmand
province. He is also believed to have links to senior Taliban leaders.
East
An Afghan-led security force, supported by coalition troops, detained a
few suspected insurgents during an operation to arrest a Haqqani leader
in
Khost district, Khost province, today. The Haqqani leader is believed
to plan and coordinate improvised explosive device attacks against
Afghan and coalition forces throughout the region. The security force
also seized several firearms and heavy weapons ammunition as a result of
the operation.
Capital
Afghan and coalition forces today confirmed the arrests of several insurgents, including many leaders, in Kabul in recent weeks.
• Insurgent leader Zabihullah, detained Sept. 9, is suspected of being
in the final stages of planning to transport rockets and conduct attacks
against ANSF and coalition forces in Kabul.
• Mohammed Shah, detained in Police District 8,
Kabul City during a
Sept. 9, operation, is suspected of assisting and facilitating insurgent
activity throughout Kabul province.
• Insurgent leader Abdullah, detained in Police District 14, Sept. 12,
is believed to have been responsible for coordinating and conducting
improvised explosive device attacks on Kabul. He is also believed to
have links with at least five other insurgents previously detained by
joint forces.
• Dost Mohammad, arrested during a Sept. 12, operation in Police
District 21, Kabul City, is suspected of constructing a vehicle-borne
improvised explosive device and conducting attacks against ANSF and ISAF
in Kabul. During the same operation, the combined force seized a large
quantity of pre-mixed aluminum powder and ammonium nitrate-based
homemade explosives and a box containing approximately 100 detonators.
All materials were destroyed on site.
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