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KABUL, Afghanistan – A combined Afghan national security and International Security Assistance Force detained two targeted individuals in Ghazni District, Ghazni province May 7.
One of the men is suspected of being responsible for supplying senior Taliban leadership in northern Ghazni province with weapons and explosive materials. The other man was detained for allegedly supplying insurgent and Taliban groups in Ghazni province with suicide vests. He also is suspected of planning to kidnap Afghan security force members.
Security forces recovered one suicide vest with explosives, 40 25 mm grenades, an IED constructed with 18 pounds of explosives, two AK-47s and two tactical vests with associated ammunition.
Both men, including a third man who tested positive for recently handling explosives, were taken by Afghan authorities for processing and further questioning.
In other ISAF news throughout Afghanistan:
South
A combined Afghan and coalition force patrol discovered a weapons and drug cache in Nahr-e-Sarj District, Helmand province, May 8. The cache consisted of two 40 mm grenades, one 60 mm mortar, eleven 30 mm grenades, one AK-47, one pressure plate, one .22 caliber pistol, 40 pounds of homemade explosive, 200 7.62 mm rounds.
Afghan and coalition forces cleared nine IEDs during routine patrols May 6-7, in Panjwai District, Kandahar province.
In the last seven days, the partnered force cleared 16 roadside bombs in Panjwai, including these latest IEDs. There are no reports of civilian casualties or property damage as a result these operations.
A combined Afghan and coalition force vehicle interdiction operation secured a large amount of narcotics and detained two individuals in Khash Rod District, Nimroz province May 7.
The combined force discovered 617 pounds of dry opium in a vehicle. The detainees were taken by Afghan authorities for processing and further questioning.
East
A coalition force patrol discovered a weapons cache in Ahmadabab District, Paktiya province, May 8, consisting of 10 rocket-propelled grenade launchers, one rocket and one mine.
In Nerkh District, Wardak province, May 8, Afghan and coalition forces discovered 220 pounds of mixed ammunition, 132 pounds of artillery projectiles, hand grenades and anti-personnel mines.
All weapons and explosive material have been or will be destroy by security forces.
| Date Taken: | 05.08.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 05.08.2011 15:45 |
| Story ID: | 70070 |
| Location: | KABUL, AF |
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