Afghan and U.S SOF conducted a night-time raid targeting a terrorist cell, in Pul-e Alam district, Logar province, Apr. 22, 2018. The cell plans, facilitates, and carries out attacks in the Kabul area. The raid resulted in the capture of Ahmad Gul, the cell leader responsible for directing and implementing attacks.
Gul is a member of the al-Hamza Martyrdom Battalion, an offshoot of the Taliban that receives direction, funding, and weapons from the Haqqani Network. Gul is the fourth HMB attack facilitator to be killed or captured by Afghan and U.S. SOF since Mar. 1, 2018.
On Mar. 23, 2018, ASSF captured Mohammad Alam, a Haqqani Network terrorist that was responsible for providing the HMB with direction from the Haqqani Network. These on-going raids are a part of a focused effort by the Afghan coalition to prevent and deter attacks targeting the residents of Kabul City.
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