IJC Operational Update, June 24

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN

06.24.2010

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ISAF Joint Command

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KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan and international forces conducted several operations in and around Kandahar during the last 24 hours.

A combined security force destroyed a major improvised explosive device factory, killed the Panjwa'i District Taliban commander and several other insurgents, and captured a number of other insurgents after an air-strike in Kandahar province yesterday.

Taliban commander Izzatullah planned and conducted attacks against coalition forces and was involved in the attack on Sarpoza prison outside of Kandahar City in June 2008.

After verifying insurgent activity, the combined force carefully planned the operation to avoid civilian casualties and mitigate collateral damage, and then called in a precision air-strike which destroyed the IED manufacturing site.

Following the air-strike, a combined security force quickly overwhelmed insurgent forces defending the area near the destroyed IED factory.

Post-strike assessment revealed large quantities of IED making material, as well as multiple automatic weapons, rocket-propelled grenade launchers with RPG rounds and communications equipment.

The Zharay District governor confirmed the Taliban deaths and thanked the combined force for their efforts.

A separate Afghan-international security force detained two suspected insurgents in Kandahar province yesterday.

The suspected insurgents were travelling on a motorcycle near the village of Musa Kariz, Maiwand District, when they were stopped for questioning and then detained. No shots were fired.

Another Afghan-international security force detained a suspected insurgent in Kandahar province last night.

The security force detained the suspected insurgent while Afghan forces were clearing a series of compounds near Kandahar City.

No shots were fired and women and children present during the search were protected by the combined force.

Since the beginning of May, security forces have conducted numerous successful offensive operations in Kandahar province capturing or killing numerous insurgents, including almost a dozen Taliban commanders.

"With our Afghan partners, ISAF will continue to expand its operations in and around Kandahar in order to create the space needed so the Afghan government can provide improved governance and essential services to the people of Kandahar," said Col. William Maxwell, ISAF Joint Command's Operations Center director.

In operations outside of Kandahar, an Afghan-international security force used precision air-strikes to kill a number of insurgents in Kunduz province last night while pursuing a Taliban sub-commander who played a crucial role in the ambush of a German convoy in Chahar Darah District last month.

The strikes were conducted in an unpopulated area of Chahar Darah District, and coalition forces ensured there were no civilian casualties.

Afghan-international forces have recently carried out several operations against the Taliban in Kunduz province. In late April, an assault force went into the province and killed Nur Mohammad, the Taliban provincial deputy shadow governor, and Hamza, the Archi district Taliban commander, a Taliban sub-commander and two Taliban advisors.
They also captured another Taliban commander.

An Afghan-international security force detained two suspected insurgents in Paktiya province last night during continuing operations aimed at dismantling a suicide bombing ring blamed for several attacks.

The terrorist ring is known to use vehicle-borne IEDs and suicide bombers to target Afghan National Army, Afghan national police and international forces.

The combined security force detained the individuals while searching a series of compounds near Awdakay, Gardez District. The security force also found a grenade and a weapon at the scene.

No shots were fired and women and children present during the search were protected by the combined security force.

Last week Afghan and international security forces killed a large number of insurgents, including Taliban and Haqqani network commanders, in the same province.

An Afghan-international security force detained two suspected insurgents in Zabul province last night while pursuing a Taliban cell leader and facilitator suspected of procuring IEDs, weapons and ammunition for the Taliban.

The combined security force detained the suspected insurgents after Afghan forces cleared an area near a truck stop near Karizgay, Shinkai District. No shots were fired.