CORRECTION: ISAF clarifies status of cross-border weapons facilitator

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN

12.24.2010

Courtesy Story

ISAF Joint Command

KABUL, Afghanistan – The International Security Assistance Force has determined a cross-border weapons facilitator detained Dec. 18 is not a member of the Iranian Qods force, as was originally reported.

Initial intelligence reports led ISAF to believe he was a member of the force, but after gathering more
information, it was determined that while the individual may be affiliated with several insurgent-related organizations, he is not a member of the Qods group.

A joint security team specifically targeted the individual for facilitating the movement of weapons between Iran and Kandahar through Nimroz province. The detained man was considered a Kandahar-based weapons facilitator with direct ties to other Taliban leaders in the province.

• Date Taken: 12.24.2010
• Date Posted: 12.24.2010 05:12
• Story ID: 62562
• Location: KABUL, AF