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BAGRAM AIR BASE, AFGHANISTAN – Coalition forces detained one extremist and discovered improvised explosive device-making materials in a compound in the Paktika province early Sunday.
The compound consisted of multiple safe houses that use natural terrain to facilitate the movement of fighters from Pakistan.
The IED-making materials were destroyed in place.
Credible intelligence led coalition forces to the compound. No shots were fired and no one was injured.