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KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan-international security force captured a militant while pursuing a Taliban IED commander in Kandahar province yesterday.
During the operation in the Shah Wali Kot district, the joint force came under small arms fire. The combined forces returned fire, suppressing the threat.
In another operation, a joint force detained two suspected militants while pursuing a Haqqani commander in the village of Taray Lewan Kheyl, in the Sabari district of Khowst province last night.
In a separate operation, an Afghan-international security force captured a Taliban IED facilitator in the village of Ahmadzay, in the Mohammad Agha district of Logar province last night. The facilitator, found with weapons including two fragmentation grenades, is responsible for placing roadside bombs and the movement of weapons to militants.
There were no shots fired and no Afghan civilians were harmed during these two operations.
An Afghan-international force discovered an IED cache in Nad Ali district of Helmand province yesterday. The cache included 25 kilograms of ammonium nitrate, 52 batteries, and a roll of wire.
In a separate find, a combined Afghan-international patrol found a weapons cache in Zharay district of Kandahar province yesterday. The cache consisted of several artillery shells, one mortar round, one RPG round and small arms ammunition.
| Date Taken: | 01.31.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 01.31.2010 04:25 |
| Story ID: | 44676 |
| Location: | KABUL, AF |
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