Afghan Special Security Forces team up to seize Taliban weapons

Photo By Staff Sgt. Douglas Ellis | A portion of the homemade explosives and IED materials are inventoried by Afghan Special Security Forces during night raids in Maiwand district, Kandahar province and Marjah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 24 and 26, 2017. (U.S. Army photo)  

AFGHANISTAN

11.30.2017

Story by Maj. Anthony Mayne 

NATO Special Operations Component Command-Afghanistan

Afghan Special Security Forces seized in excess of 1,000 pounds of homemade explosives during night raids in Maiwand district, Kandahar province and Marjah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 24 and 26, 2017.

"Terrorists will not triumph here," Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said in a recent Kandahar Airfield visit, underscoring the government’s commitment to providing security and stability to its people.

The raids included multiple Afghan National Army Special Operation Command units and Police Special Units. The ASSF routinely joins forces to conduct combined operations that maximize the specialties of each unit.

Two vehicle-born IEDs, over 2,000 rounds of ammunition, and large quantities of military-style equipment were also removed from the IED factories.

• Date Taken: 11.30.2017
• Date Posted: 11.30.2017 05:19
• Story ID: 256895
• Location: AF