KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan-led security forces targeted a Taliban senior leader based in Dand district, who coordinates improvised explosive device attacks and commands a kidnapping cell targeting Afghan government officials and local nationals supportive of coalition forces, in Kandahar province last night.
Based on intelligence reports, the security force targeted a compound in the village of Bur Mohammad in Zharay district to search for the targeted individual. As the joint security force began to clear the targeted compound, multiple grenades were thrown at the security force from a nearby wood line. The security force engaged and killed one insurgent.
After the area was secure, the joint security force conducted initial questioning with the residents at the scene, before detaining several suspected insurgents. The security force protected the women and children throughout the search.