ISAF Joint Command morning operational update

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN

10.05.2011

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ISAF Joint Command

KABUL, Afghanistan — A combined Afghan and coalition security force killed two insurgents during an operation in search of a Taliban leader in Kajaki district, Helmand province.

The leader is responsible for moving explosives and narcotics throughout the region.

The security force engaged two armed insurgents, killing both.

The security force confiscated multiple weapons and detained five additional suspected insurgents during the operation.

In other International Security Assistance Force news throughout Afghanistan:

South

In Ghorak district, Kandahar province, a combined Afghan and coalition security force detained multiple suspected insurgents during a security operation in search of a Taliban leader. The leader is directly involved with the planning and execution of attacks against Afghan forces.

A combined Afghan and coalition security force detained multiple suspected insurgents during an operation in search of a Taliban leader in Kajaki district, Helmand province. The leader conducts attacks against Afghan forces and assists other Taliban leaders in executing direct fire and roadside bomb attacks throughout the area.

East

In Chak-e Wardak district, Wardak province, a combined Afghan and coalition security force killed one insurgent during an operation in search of a Taliban leader. The leader is responsible for the financial and logistical support of fighters in the region. An insurgent with an AK-47 assault rifle threatened the security force, assessing an immediate threat the force engaged, killing the individual. Multiple suspected insurgents were detained during the operation.

A combined Afghan and coalition security force captured a Taliban facilitator and multiple other suspected insurgents in the Bati Kot district, Nangarhar province. The facilitator conducted attacks targeting Afghan forces in the Nangarhar province and served as a liaison between local fighters and senior Taliban leadership.

In Zurmat district, Paktiya province, a combined Afghan and coalition security force detained two suspected insurgents during an operation in search of a Taliban leader. The leader constructs and stores roadside bombs and other weapons, and manages insurgent fighters during attacks against Afghan forces in Zurmat and Gardez districts. Multiple weapons, to include AK-47 assault rifles, pistols and grenades, were confiscated during the operation.

• Date Taken: 10.05.2011
• Date Posted: 10.05.2011 01:10
• Story ID: 78013
• Location: KABUL, AF