Team breaks up IED emplacement operation

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN

08.20.2010

Courtesy Story

ISAF Joint Command

KABUL - A U.S. special operation forces team discovered insurgents in the act of planting a roadside improvised explosive device Tuesday in northern Zabul province.

During the subsequent engagement, two insurgents were killed and two others wounded.

During a patrol through the province, a helicopter crew initially discovered two adult males planting the IED. Two others were seen armed with various weapons providing security along the main highway heading north through Arghandab District.

Ground forces were called in to conduct a sweep of the area. The insurgents began firing at the SOF team using small-arms fire. The helicopter crew and SOF members returned fire resulting in two insurgents being killed and two others injured.

The team also found two weapons caches. Both caches, one found near an insurgent over-watch position and the other where the IED was being placed, were destroyed by an explosive ordnance disposal team. No collateral damage was reported.

The weapons caches included two 40-pound homemade explosive devices, two AK-47 assault rifles, eight full AK-47 magazines, two hand grenades, a pressure plate initiator, a rocket propelled grenade launcher, two tactical vests, a battery pack, two handheld radios, an IED toolkit, two motorcycles loaded with explosives and various wiring materials and manuals.

• Date Taken: 08.20.2010
• Date Posted: 08.20.2010 07:00
• Story ID: 54897
• Location: KABUL, AF