ISAF Joint Command evening operational update

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN

03.22.2012

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ISAF Joint Command

KABUL, Afghanistan – In Nad ‘Ali district, Helmand province, a coalition security force discovered a drug cache during routine operations March 22.

The cache consisted of 1,300 pounds (590 kilograms) of opium. A small quantity of the opium was confiscated for examination and the remainder of the cache was destroyed.

In other International Security Assistance Force news throughout Afghanistan:

South

In Maiwand district, Kandahar province an Afghan-led and coalition supported security force arrested an insurgent leader yesterday. The leader directed a cell of insurgent fighters and was an improvised explosive device emplacer in the Durrai junction area. Several other suspected insurgents were detained and a cache of IED materials was discovered during the operation.

An Afghan-led and coalition supported security force killed an insurgent leader during a search operation in Deh Rawood district, Uruzgan province, March 21. The insurgent leader was an IED facilitator responsible for numerous attacks on Afghan and coalition forces in the area. During the operation the insurgent leader attempted to fire on the combined force. Sensing an immediate threat the force returned fire, killing him. Several suspected insurgents were detained as a result of the operation.

• Date Taken: 03.22.2012
• Date Posted: 03.22.2012 13:59
• Story ID: 85617
• Location: KABUL, AF