IJC Operational Update, April 5

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN

04.05.2010

Courtesy Story

ISAF Joint Command

KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan-international security force searched a compound east of Marjah, in the Nad-e Ali district of Helmand province, last night after intelligence information indicated militant activity. During the search the security force detained two suspected militants for further questioning.

Afghan and international security forces continue to combine resources to disrupt attacks against security forces and civilians and help ensure safe conditions throughout Afghanistan.

In Khowst province last night, a joint security force searched a compound west of Mehdi Kheyl, in the Khowst district, after intelligence information indicated militant activity. During the search the joint force captured a Haqqani facilitator responsible for attacks against coalition forces and Afghan border police. He also has several ties to area IED networks.

When confronted the Haqqani facilitator immediately surrendered and identified himself. His capture may degrade the local area Haqqani IED networks and provide intelligence on other militant cells in eastern Afghanistan.

In other operations, an Afghan-international patrol found two weapons caches in the Chorah district of Uruzgan province last night. The caches contained a rocket-propelled grenade, six 81mm mortar rounds and two 82mm mortar rounds. The caches were destroyed.

The mortar rounds could have been used to build IED's similar to the one in Ghazni that killed three civilians and wounded four others yesterday.

In the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province yesterday, an Afghan civilian told an ISAF patrol about a possible insurgent hideout. Upon investigation, the patrol found 300 machine-gun rounds, components of an RPG and a recoilless rifle round.

No shots were fired and no one was harmed during these operations.

• Date Taken: 04.05.2010
• Date Posted: 04.05.2010 03:54
• Story ID: 47691
• Location: KABUL, AF