Security force kills 10 insurgents, destroys weapons

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN

08.18.2010

Courtesy Story

ISAF Joint Command

KABUL – Afghan and coalition forces killed 10 Taliban insurgents in Kandahar province Tuesday while in pursuit of a Taliban commander responsible for arranging weapons deliveries and settling allocation disputes.

As the security force approached the targeted compound located northwest of the village of Zangabad in Panjwa’i district, a group of insurgents ran from the compound in multiple directions. While a ground force pursued the insurgents, an air weapons team engaged them after they were declared an imminent threat toward the assault force, killing six insurgents.

Inside the targeted compound, the rest of the security force found and destroyed a large weapons cache made up of nine grenades, seven mortar rounds, two artillery rounds, a rocket-propelled grenade, multiple DShk anti-aircraft machine gun rounds, various types of small arms ammo and 15 improvised explosive device pressure plates.

No women or children were present in the building.

As the security force prepared to depart the area, a group of four insurgents engaged them. The air weapons team engaged the group, killing them.

“The weapons found were meant to be used against Afghan and coalition forces,” said U.S. Army Col. Rafael Torres, International Security Assistance Force Joint Command Combined Joint Operations Center director. “This operation ensured those weapons are no longer available.”

• Date Taken: 08.18.2010
• Date Posted: 08.18.2010 02:05
• Story ID: 54741
• Location: KABUL, AF