Combined force kills, detains insurgents, destroys drug cache

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN

08.13.2010

Courtesy Story

ISAF Joint Command

KABUL, Afghanistan - Two insurgents were killed and several others detained in a combined Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces operation, at a compound northwest of Kajaki in Helmand province.

Afghan forces called for all occupants to peacefully exit the buildings and secured the area. The forces secured the compound and protected the women and children before conducting a search. A kilogram of opium was discovered and subsequently destroyed at the scene.

One of the individuals detained is a suspected Taliban commander who operates in a network renowned for exerting control through intimidation and violence. Most recently, he has been receiving improvised explosive device components and weaponry used to carry out attacks in the area of Zamindawar.

"The detention of this insurgent commander degrades the attack and facilitation network in northern Helmand," said U.S. Army Col. Rafael Torres, ISAF Joint Command Combined Joint Operations Center director. "GIRoA will continue to actively hunt down these insurgent criminals whose aim is to cause misery to Afghans and target coalition troops."

No civilians were harmed in this operation.

• Date Taken: 08.13.2010
• Date Posted: 08.13.2010 20:19
• Story ID: 54559
• Location: KABUL, AF