Photo By Staff Sgt. Paul Sale | A chain used by the Taliban to bind their fellow Afghans is displayed after the 7th...... read more read more
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Commandos from 3rd and 9th Special Operations Kandaks (Battalions) rescued 13 Afghans from a Taliban prison during a daring nighttime helicopter assault in Now Zad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 18, 2018. After eliminating five Taliban fighters guarding the compound, the Commandos freed their shackled fellow citizens from the building’s basement.
The Afghans imprisoned by the Taliban included police officers, farmers, a realtor, and a truck driver. One farmer reported the Taliban imprisoned him for playing a guitar at a party. Another farmer reported owning a smartphone led to his confinement. The realtor stated selling a property to an Afghan not in favor with the Taliban resulted in his incarceration.
This is the fourth significant prison rescue by Afghan Special Security Forces in the past three months. Three of the four operations occurred in Helmand province.
On Jan. 1, 7th SOK liberated five Afghans from a Taliban “Red Unit” compound in Nahr-e Saraj district. The Commandos also destroyed over 1,000 kg of hashish, denying the Taliban $3.4 million of illegal drug trafficking revenue.
A team of Afghan Special Security Forces and local police rescued an imprisoned village elder who refused to collect illegal taxes imposed by the Taliban in Sharana district, Paktika province, Dec. 18.
On Nov. 19, 7th SOK conducted a night raid that freed more than 15 prisoners from a Taliban prison in Now Zad village. The Taliban imprisoned the Afghans due to their family members’ service with the Afghan military and police forces.
| Date Taken: | 01.18.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 01.18.2018 13:20 |
| Story ID: | 262393 |
| Location: | AF |
| Web Views: | 134 |
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