UPDATE Forces cut IED supply line into Kandahar, detain facilitators

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN

11.12.2010

Courtesy Story

ISAF Joint Command

KABUL, Afghanistan – The International Security Assistance Force confirmed the capture of two Taliban improvised explosive device facilitators in Kandahar province during an Afghan and coalition force operation Thursday.

The IED facilitators are associated with transporting IEDs and components from Pakistan through Kandahar’s Spin Boldak district bordering Pakistan. They are also known to support the Kandahar City attack networks.

Intelligence reports led the joint security force to a series of compounds in Spin Boldak to search for the facilitators. Afghan forces called the occupants to exit each compound peacefully using a loudspeaker. The security force then detained the facilitators after initial questioning at the scene.

Security forces confiscated numerous IED components, including detonation switches, during a search of the targeted compounds.

The assault force did not fire their weapons. They protected the women and children for the duration of the search.

• Date Taken: 11.12.2010
• Date Posted: 11.12.2010 01:52
• Story ID: 59949
• Location: KABUL, AF