Update: ANSF, ISAF repel insurgent attack in Eastern Afghanistan

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN

10.06.2009

Courtesy Story

International Security Assistance Force HQ Public Affairs

KABUL, Afghanistan — A more detailed battlefield assessment following the Oct. 3 attack in Nuristan has determined that enemy forces suffered more than 100 dead during the well-coordinated defense -- significantly higher losses than originally thought.

Additionally, ISAF now believes that while the attack was conducted by local anti-Afghan forces, while local Taliban and elements of Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin may have helped facilitate the attack.

The group responsible for conducting the attack was initially reported as "Nuristani tribal militia."

• Date Taken: 10.06.2009
• Date Posted: 10.06.2009 09:20
• Story ID: 39731
• Location: KABUL, AF