IJC Operational Update, Dec. 5: Taliban Facilitator Detained in Logar

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN

12.05.2009

Courtesy Story

International Security Assistance Force HQ Public Affairs

KABUL, Afghanistan— An Afghan-international security force detained a handful of militants in Logar province including a key Taliban facilitator responsible for movement and training of militant elements in the area. The facilitator is linked to senior Taliban leadership in the province.

The joint security force targeted a compound near the village of Sejawand in the Baraki Barak district where intelligence sources said the facilitator was located. The joint force searched the compound without incident and detained the militants, easily identifying the facilitator. The force recovered a number of AK-47 rifles, pistols, fragmentation grenades and chest racks fully loaded with AK-47 magazines.

No shots were fired and no one was harmed in this operation.

ISAF Casualties

There were no ISAF fatalities in the last 24 hours in Afghanistan.

• Date Taken: 12.05.2009
• Date Posted: 12.05.2009 03:41
• Story ID: 42356
• Location: KABUL, AF