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KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan national army soldiers, assisted by coalition forces, killed two militants in the village of Tarin Kowt, Helmand province Monday.
The combined force was conducting a combat reconnaissance patrol in a known area of heavy militant presence in northern Helmand when they were attacked by armed militants with heavy small-arms fire.
The Afghan-led force called for close-air support and engaged the enemy fighting position with small-arms and mortar fire, killing two militants.
In a separate incident in eastern Afghanistan, ANA commandos from the 203rd Corps, assisted by coalition forces, captured a militant planting an improvised explosive device alongside a roadside in Gardez District, Paktia province.
The combined force was departing a key leader engagement in a local village when the commandos observed a suspicious man running from a motorcycle overturned in the roadway. The commandos pursued the man on foot and detained him. A search of his person uncovered one battery pack and a remote control, most commonly used by militants for detonating IEDs from a distance.
The commandos and coalition forces conducted a thorough search of the area and discovered an IED buried in the road and safely destroyed it in place. The militant was taken into custody by the commandos.
"The commandos' actions today are a testament to the efforts these elite Afghan soldiers are taking to secure and stabilize the country," said a coalition spokesperson. "They are determined to continue until there is peace in Afghanistan."
No Afghan commandos, coalition forces or civilian casualties were reported.
| Date Taken: | 04.06.2009 |
| Date Posted: | 04.06.2009 14:44 |
| Story ID: | 32076 |
| Location: | KABUL, AF |
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