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KABUL, Afghanistan - Earlier today an Afghan-international security force searched an area near the village of Lowy Karizac, in the Kandahar District of Kandahar province, after intelligence information indicated militant activity. The security force was threatened during the search and killed an improvised explosive device facilitator known for distributing IED materials throughout the region.
No Afghan women or children were harmed during the operation.
In the Nad-e Ali District of Helmand today, a joint patrol found a cache containing 14 fragmentation grenades, a rocket-propelled grenade round, three RPG tail fins, seven bags of ammonium nitrate and several hundred rounds of ammunition. The cache was destroyed.
Last night in the Nad-e Ali District, an Afghan-international security force searched a compound in Marjah, in the Nad-e Ali District of Helmand province, after intelligence information indicated militant activity. During the search the security force detained a few suspected militants for further questioning.
Yesterday in the same district, a joint patrol found a cache containing two anti-tank mines, 10 feet of detonation cord and various rounds of ammunition. The cache was seized for destruction.
In Kabul yesterday, an ISAF patrol found a cache containing six Russian-made 105 mm artillery rounds, an 82mm mortar and some ammunition.
No Afghan civilians were harmed during these operations.
| Date Taken: | 04.01.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 04.01.2010 04:44 |
| Story ID: | 47516 |
| Location: | KABUL, AF |
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