UPDATE: Coalition forces kill senior leader with precision air strike

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN

11.25.2010

Courtesy Story

ISAF Joint Command

KABUL, Afghanistan – The International Security Assistance Force confirmed a Haqqani Network senior leader who coordinates and conducts attacks using rockets, mortars, recoilless rifles and machine guns was killed in a coalition precision air strike Nov. 2.

Wahidullah, a security force Top 25 target, was also responsible for a recent house-borne improvised explosive device ambush targeting Afghan and coalition forces in Sabari district.

Based on intelligence sources, coalition forces tracked the leader to a remote area in Sabari district. After verifying insurgent activity and careful planning to avoid civilian causalities, coalition forces conducted a precision air strike, killing Wahidullah.

Afghan and coalition forces conducted a follow-on ground assessment, where they discovered multiple automatic weapons and a pistol at the scene. The security force detained one additional insurgent for further questioning.

The Afghan and coalition force’s deliberate campaign to disrupt Haqqani operations in Khost province has resulted in 19 Haqqani senior leaders being captured or killed during operations in the province this month.

• Date Taken: 11.25.2010
• Date Posted: 11.25.2010 02:41
• Story ID: 60855
• Location: KABUL, AF