IJC Operational Update, March 27

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN

03.27.2010

Courtesy Story

ISAF Joint Command

KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan National Security Forces and ISAF partners captured two insurgents in the Nad-e Ali district of Helmand province yesterday. One of the insurgents is suspected of being a Taliban commander who has planned attacks in Marjah and Nad-e Ali.

Six women and 17 children were protected throughout this operation, in which no shots were fired and no civilians were injured.

This operation was a continuation of efforts to eliminate insurgent threats against the Afghan people and Afghan and ISAF troops.

Last night an Afghan-international security force searched compounds just east of Marjeh, in the Nad-e Ali district, after intelligence information indicated militant activity. During the search the security force detained several suspected insurgents for further questioning.

In Logar last night, a joint security force searched a compound in the village of Mogkol Khel, in the Mohammad Agha district, after intelligence information indicated militant activity. During the search the security force captured two Taliban facilitators. Both facilitators had been involved in planning attacks against coalition forces, including improvised explosive device emplacements. Both facilitators admitted their identity when confronted. A few other militants were captured during the search.

An Afghan Border Police patrol set up a road block in the Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province last night along the border with Pakistan. One vehicle en route to Pakistan failed to stop and was engaged by the ABP. Subsequently, the vehicle stopped and the passengers fled on foot. When the ABP searched the vehicle they found 19 bags of hashish. The driver of the vehicle was arrested for possession of hashish.

In the Nad-e Ali district last night, an Afghan-international security patrol found a cache containing plastic explosives, an improvised land mine, a pressure plate device and a remote-control initiation device.

An ISAF patrol in the same region found a cache last night containing 59 kilograms (130 lbs) of suspected ammonium nitrate, 4.5 kg (10 lbs) of home-made explosives, 20 40mm round casings, 20 feet of detonation cord, 10 pressure plate devices, 280 23mm rounds and 27 kg (60 1bs) of shrapnel. The cache was destroyed by an explosive ordnance disposal team.

A joint patrol found three grenades and 2 kg (4 lbs) of TNT during a sweep of an area in Nad-e Ali last night. The cache was destroyed by an EOD team.

An Afghan child was wounded last night in Nad-e Ali when an insurgent threw a grenade at a security post. ISAF forces provided immediate first aid to the child, who then returned home.

Also in Nad-e Ali this morning an ISAF patrol found a cache containing two 105mm rounds, a PKM machine gun, a .303 rifle, an AK-47 rifle with more than 400 rounds of ammunition, and a .22-caliber pistol. The owner of the cache was detained.

• Date Taken: 03.27.2010
• Date Posted: 03.27.2010 06:35
• Story ID: 47302
• Location: KABUL, AF