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Kabul, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces killed six militants and detained one during an operation overnight to continue to dismantle Taliban operations in Kandahar province.
In Maywand District, Kandahar province, approximately 75 kilometers west of Kandahar City, a combined Afghan-coalition force assaulted a compound targeting a Taliban cell responsible for conducting operations against Afghan and International Security Assistance Force forces in the Sangin and Qal'eh-Ye Gaz areas.
When the assault force arrived at the targeted location, four armed militants from a nearby compound ran to an irrigation ditch a short distance from the compound. Forces moved toward the militants who were killed when they maneuvered on the assault force.
Concurrently, Afghan forces called for all non-combatants to exit buildings at the targeted compound. Shots were fired in the vicinity of one of the buildings, and two enemy combatants proceeded to barricade themselves inside. The militants remained non-compliant when Afghan forces told them to exit the building. The assault force entered the building and killed both militants when they attempted to engage the force. One suspect was detained without incident.
On the compound, forces found bomb-making materials and approximately 30 pounds (13 kilograms) of opium, which were destroyed along with AK-47 assault rifles used against the Afghan-coalition force during the engagement.
Five women and 12 children were protected.
| Date Taken: | 04.09.2009 |
| Date Posted: | 04.09.2009 01:21 |
| Story ID: | 32181 |
| Location: | KABUL, AF |
| Web Views: | 280 |
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