Combined Joint Task Force - 82
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – A motorcycle driven by an Afghan detonated a pressure plate Improvised Explosive Device (IED) killing its operator on Hwy 1, 20 kilometers southwest of Kandahar today.
Afghan National Police immediately took control of the situation, secured the site, and prevented any other injuries to Afghans.
There were no coalition members injured during the attack.
"Those individuals who facilitate the placing of IEDs are attempting to terrorize the Afghan people," said Army Maj. Chris Belcher, a Combined Joint Task Force -82 spokesperson. "With the assistance of the Afghan people, Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF), and Coalition members, we will soon be able to prevent this type of inhumane act."
| Date Taken: | 03.19.2007 |
| Date Posted: | 03.19.2007 12:02 |
| Story ID: | 9491 |
| Location: | BAGRAM AIR FIELD, AF |
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