KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan National Security and International Security Assistance Forces confirmed the capture of a known facilitator of improvised explosive device attacks in Lashkar Gah District, Helmand province, March 17.
The insurgent, Haji Nika, was captured in a routine combined Afghan and coalition forces detention operation in Lashkar Gah District, March 10.
In other ISAF news throughout Afghanistan:
South
Afghan and coalition forces detained two known IED-facilitators in Uruzgan province. The first facilitator was detained in the Tangi valley region, March 11 while the second was detained during a separate combined Afghan and coalition forces operation in western Uruzgan province, March 14.
Both men are currently in custody of the Afghan National Police.
In Garm Ser District, Helmand province, a coalition forces patrol discovered a weapons and narcotics cache yesterday. The cache consisted of 1,540 pounds of dry opium. The patrol also confiscated one AK-47 rifle and detained a suspected individual in association with the drugs cache.
In a separate clearing operation in Spin Boldak District Kandahar province today a combined Afghan and coalition security forces patrol confiscated 6,600 pounds of hashish and several narcotics processing tools.
East
Several armed insurgents were killed by a coalition forces patrol in Shigal wa Sheltan District, Kunar province, March 17. The coalition forces patrol was attacked by insurgents with small arms fire while conducting a patrol in the area. The patrol engaged them and requested close air support killing several insurgents and wounding one.
In Pul-e 'Alam District, Logar province, a combined Afghan and coalition security forces patrol discovered a weapons cache yesterday. The cache consisted of two chemical pencil time fuse, one rocket propelled grenade, one RPG booster and seven 82-mm recoilless rifle rounds.
In Khost District, Khost province, a coalition forces patrol found a weapons cache March 17 consisting of one box of hand grenades, eight mines, C-4 explosives and several IED-making components.