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    Numerous insurgents killed in Taliban command center air strike

    KABUL, AFGHANISTAN

    11.21.2010

    Courtesy Story

    ISAF Joint Command

    KABUL, Afghanistan – International Security Assistance Forces targeted a district level Taliban command and control center during an air strike in Kajaki District, Helmand province, Saturday.

    Multiple intelligence sources and tips from local citizens led ISAF to the command and control center from which Taliban leaders operated from. Surveillance indicted the Taliban were using the location to control insurgent activities and as a meeting site. Numerous armed insurgents had been seen throughout the day coming and going from the location.

    ISAF assessed that a meeting was in progress with several suspected Taliban leaders when it conducted the air strike.

    More than 10 insurgents were killed in the air strike.

    Initial reports indicate no civilians were harmed in the operation.

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    Date Taken: 11.21.2010
    Date Posted: 11.21.2010 04:42
    Story ID: 60578
    Location: KABUL, AF

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