KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a
Taliban leader and two other extremists during an operation in Kandahar
City, Kandahar province, today.
The leader oversees a group of extremists involved in improvised
explosive device operations in Kandahar City. He has a history of
building multiple types of IEDs and directing his subordinates to carry
out attacks against Afghan and coalition forces in Kandahar City.
In other International Security Assistance Force news throughout Afghanistan:
North
An Afghan and coalition security force killed two fighters during an
operation in search of a senior extremist leader with ties to both the
Taliban and the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan in Sar-e Pul district,
Sar-e Pul province, yesterday.
The senior leader is the ranking Taliban official in the Sherams region
of Sar-e Pul district and is responsible for multiple attacks targeting
Afghan and coalition forces. He facilitates the movement of improvised
explosive device materials and has command and control of several
Taliban groups. He also plans assassinations and kidnappings and
illegally taxes civilians in the area. As the security force approached
the senior leader’s suspected location, a group of extremists opened
fire. The force returned fire, killing two.
Central
An Afghan and coalition security force arrested five extremists during
an operation in search of a Taliban leader in
Zurmat district,
Paktiya
province, today. The leader coordinates direct and indirect fire attacks
targeting Afghan and coalition forces. He oversees kidnapping
operations, directs the execution of kidnapping victims, raids local
villages in order to extend Taliban power, and relays operational
guidance from senior Taliban leadership to his fighters. The security
force also seized one rifle as a result of the operation.
Commandos of 2nd Company, 8th Special Operations Kandak killed six
enemies of Afghanistan in Sange Sheykh village, Gizab district,
Daykundi
province, yesterday. The 8th SOK responded to reports from the
Gizab
District chief of police that extremists were attacking multiple ALP
checkpoints. Following the engagement the commandos recovered two
AK-47s.
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