BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - Afghan Border Patrol officers manning checkpoints seven km. east of Chamkani in the Dand Patan District of Paktya Province received small arms fire from more than 10 foreign fighters during the mid-morning hours of April 25 before returning fire and pursuing the enemy.
ABP officers, teamed with U.S. Special Forces Soldiers, pursued the enemy fighters in vehicles before dismounting and pursuing the enemy fighters for three km. through mountainous terrain. After trapping the enemy in a valley before nightfall, the troops requested close air support to strike the enemy position.
The remains of five enemy fighters were discovered by ABP officers while conducting a search of the area.
At a nearby location near the village of Mandar Gardah, Afghan National Police exchanged small arms fire with eight foreign fighters before the enemy broke contact and retreated over a ridgeline.
There were no injuries to Afghan civilians, ABP or Coalition forces during the engagements.
"The Chamkani-area Afghan Border Patrol aggressively took the fight to the enemy," said Army Maj. Chris Belcher, a Combined Joint Task Force- 82 spokesman. "Their efforts prevented the possible deaths of innocent Afghan civilians by the hands of enemy foreign fighters."
| Date Taken: | 04.26.2007 |
| Date Posted: | 04.26.2007 10:53 |
| Story ID: | 10129 |
| Location: | BAGRAM AIR FIELD, AF |
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