ANA Recover Weapons Cache in Zabul Province
Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force – Afghanistan Public Affairs
Courtesy Story
Date: 11.03.2009
Posted: 11.03.2009 04:28
BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan – The Afghan national army, assisted by coalition forces, conducted a routine patrol, Oct 31, near Khan Shamalzay Village to recover a weapons cache.
The cache was reported by a local villager and the ANA acted quickly to prevent enemy fighters from employing the explosives against innocent civilians.
The cache consisted of six rocket propelled grenades, six anti-personnel mines and ten containers containing homemade explosives. The explosives were destroyed by a controlled detonation on site.
The ANA also discovered a route and tunnel leading to the cache. The ANA are conducting an investigation to determine the insurgents responsible for the accumulation of explosives.
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