ISAF Joint Command evening operational update

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN

04.25.2011

Courtesy Story

ISAF Joint Command

KABUL, Afghanistan – A combined Afghan and coalition force killed a Taliban leader and one insurgent while detaining several others during a security operation in Alisheng district, Laghman province, April 24.

The operation was conducted to capture Taliban leader Fazil Rabi Badam, who operated in the Alisheng and Dowlat Shah districts. Badam conducted and planned attacks against Afghan and coalition forces.

Upon arriving, the security force was engaged by a number of armed insurgents. The insurgents were barricaded inside the building and engaged the force with grenades. The force responded to the insurgent fire and moved to safeguard the civilians in the surrounding buildings.

While initiating a call-out for occupants to exit the building, the force was again engaged by insurgents inside the building.

After ensuring the women and children were moved out of the area, the combined force called for a precision airstrike on the building. After the strike, the security force approached the building to attempt a second callout. Again, the insurgents fired and threw grenades at the security force.

A second precision air strike was conducted on the building, resulting in two insurgents, including Badam, being killed. During a follow-on inspection of the building, multiple grenades and AK-47 rifles were collected.

Initial reports indicate no civilians were harmed in the operation.

In other International Security Assistance Force news through Afghanistan:

South

In Zharey district, Kandahar province, April 25, Afghan and coalition forces found 1,500 pounds (680 kilograms) of hashish.

In the same district and province, a separate combined patrol discovered 5,200 pounds (2,359 kgs) of hashish, 240 pounds (109 kgs) of hash seeds, 250 pounds (114 kgs) of marijuana, one bag of 240 pounds (109 kgs) poppy tar, 100 pounds (45 kgs) of homemade explosives, one half barrel of PKM rounds, four 9-volt batteries, one victim-operated improvised explosive device with detonation cord, seven pressure plates, three 82 mm mortar rounds and two artillery shells.

All drugs and weapons will be or have been destroyed by security forces.

• Date Taken: 04.25.2011
• Date Posted: 04.25.2011 13:33
• Story ID: 69320
• Location: KABUL, AF