Weapons turned in, found in Kandahar

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN

10.13.2010

Courtesy Story

ISAF Joint Command

KABUL, Afghanistan – A large number of explosive devices were discovered by International Security Assistance Forces in Kandahar province Wednesday.

A local man who turned in devices Tuesday, returned to a combat outpost with 60 additional directional fragmentation charges. All of the devices contained detonation cord.

The charges will be combined with the 65 devices the man previously turned in and be safely destroyed.

Also in the province, coalition forces discovered 100, 100 milimeter high-explosive rounds while conducting a patrol in the Spin Boldak district. A safety cordon was established around the explosives and they will be safely destroyed.

• Date Taken: 10.13.2010
• Date Posted: 10.13.2010 06:39
• Story ID: 58003
• Location: KABUL, AF