KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan and coalition force conducting a dismounted patrol discovered a large stockpile of insurgent weapons, drugs and explosives in southern Afghanistan Oct. 17.
The combined force also detained two individuals associated with the weapons during the operation in the Musa Qal'ah District of Helmand province.
The weapons found include several rockets, two bags of ammonium nitrate, 10 kilograms of opium, one RPK machine gun drum loaded with 75 rounds, one AK-47 with six magazines, 300 AK-47 rounds and 60 AK-47 tracer rounds.
The cache and detainees were transported to a forward operating base where the cache will be safely destroyed.