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    IJC Operational Update, Dec. 13: Militant Detained in Laghman

    KABUL, AFGHANISTAN

    12.12.2009

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    International Security Assistance Force HQ Public Affairs

    KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan-international security force killed five enemy militants and detained one in Laghman province today while pursuing a Taliban IED facilitator who is linked to several IED and suicide bomb attacks in the area.

    The joint force targeted a compound near the village of Tingawar in Alingar district where intelligence sources reported militant activity. During the operation, several militants threatened the force with AK-47 rifles and shotguns and were killed. The joint force searched the compound without further incident.

    ISAF Casualties

    There were no ISAF fatalities in the last 24 hours in Afghanistan.

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    Date Taken: 12.12.2009
    Date Posted: 12.12.2009 22:54
    Story ID: 42682
    Location: KABUL, AF

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