ISAF Joint Command evening operational update

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN

09.29.2011

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ISAF Joint Command

KABUL, Afghanistan – A combined Afghan and coalition security force patrol killed an insurgent leader during an operation in Mahmud-e Raqi district, Kapisa province, Sept. 28.

The insurgent leader was killed while engaging Afghan and coalition forces with small arms fire.

The insurgent leader is a known facilitator of improvised explosive devices and is directly responsible for supplying lethal aid used in attacks against ANSF and coalition forces.

The operation seized one high explosive grenade, one AK-47, four rocket propelled grenades, two anti-personnel mines and a quantity of small arms. The weapons were safely destroyed on site.

In other International Security Assistance Force news throughout Afghanistan:

South

A combined Afghan and coalition security force patrol detained several insurgents and seized a narcotics cache during an operation in Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Sept. 28. The operation seized 1,764 pounds (800 kilograms) of dry opium. The drugs were safely destroyed on site. The insurgents were detained and taken in for processing and further questioning.

In Baghran district, Helmand province yesterday, a combined Afghan and coalition security force patrol seized a narcotics cache during an operation. The operation seized 1,424 gallons (5,391 liters) of morphine solution, 6,085 pounds (2,760 kgs) of sodium carbonate, 4,762 pounds (2,160 kgs) of ammonium chloride, three drug presses and 75 55-gallon (208 litres) barrels, a tractor, and three motorcycles. The drugs were safely destroyed on site.

East

A combined Afghan and coalition security force patrol discovered a weapons cache during an operation in Pul-E Lam district, Logar province Sept. 28. The operation seized five rocket propelled grenade rounds, nine recoilless rifle rounds, 92 mortar charges, 126 fuses and a quantity of small arms ammunition. The weapons cache was safely destroyed on site.

• Date Taken: 09.29.2011
• Date Posted: 09.29.2011 17:33
• Story ID: 77793
• Location: KABUL, AF