Afghan-led Force Kills Insurgents, Detains Suspect

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES

07.20.2011

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A combined Afghan and coalition security force killed several insurgents and detained a suspected insurgent while searching for a Taliban leader in the Alisheng district of Afghanistan’s Laghman province yesterday, military officials reported.

The Afghan-led force killed several insurgents and detained the suspect after coming under fire upon entering the area.

In other operations yesterday:

-- An Afghan-led combined force in Balkh province’s Chimtal district, detained a Taliban logistics officer responsible for obtaining supplies and collecting taxes to fund Taliban operations, along with two of his associates.

-- In Baghlan province’s Baghlan-e Jadid district, a coalition airstrike killed a Taliban leader responsible for distributing roadside bombs, suicide-vest materials and weapons to other insurgents.

-- An Afghan-led combined force detained several suspected insurgents while searching for a Taliban leader in Kandahar province’s Panjwai district. The leader is responsible for numerous ambushes and roadside-bomb attacks against Afghan forces.

-- In Kandahar’s Zharay district, an Afghan-led combined force detained numerous suspected insurgents while searching for a Taliban facilitator responsible for the purchase and transfer of weapons for insurgents and for providing operational updates to other Taliban leaders in the area.

-- Also in Kandahar, a combined Afghan and coalition security force detained a suspected insurgent in the Zharay district. The target of the operation was a Taliban facilitator responsible for distributing weapons and roadside-bomb materials in the Maiwand and Zharay districts.

-- In Kandahar’s Ghorak district, an Afghan-led combined force detained a Taliban leader who directed insurgent operations in the area, along with two suspected insurgents.

-- An Afghan-led combined force in Wardak province’s Sayyidabad district killed several insurgents and detained numerous others after they came under insurgent attack while searching for a Taliban leader responsible for manufacturing roadside bombs and coordinating attacks against Afghan and coalition forces. While conducting a follow-on search of the scene, the force found and destroyed roadside bomb materials and several weapons.

In other news from Afghanistan, a coalition patrol in Helmand province’s Sangin district found and destroyed a cache of bomb-making materials that included 982 gallons of hydrogen peroxide, 1,000 pounds of sodium carbonate and 400 pounds of powdered carbon.

Story by Compiled from International Security Assistance Force Joint Command News Releases

• Date Taken: 07.20.2011
• Date Posted: 07.03.2025 14:24
• Story ID: 512814
• Location: WASHINGTON, US