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KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan-international security force detained two suspected militants in Kandahar last night.
The combined force searched a compound in north Kandahar City after intelligence information indicated insurgent activity. The targeted compound reportedly belongs to a known Kandahar improvised explosive device facilitator. The insurgent is responsible for suicide attacks in Kandahar City.
No shots were fired and no Afghan citizens were harmed during the operation.
In the Nad-e Ali District of Helmand province yesterday, a joint security patrol discovered a weapons cache consisting of one shotgun, two rifles, one pistol, small-arms ammunition and a bag of miscellaneous IED materials. The cache was confiscated for exploitation.
Also in Nad-e Ali district yesterday, another Afghan-international patrol found a cache containing 136 kilograms (300 pounds) of marijuana seed, 6 kg (15 lbs) of poppy seed, 4.5 kg (10 lbs) of hashish, 45 kg (100 lbs) of ammonium nitrate and a small container of an unknown white substance. The cache was confiscated and will be destroyed.
A local Afghan informed a joint patrol of insurgent fighters with possible IEDs and rocket-propelled grenades in the Musa Qalah District of Helmand province yesterday. ISAF forces cordoned off the area while Afghan National Army members went inside the compound to investigate. The search of the compound led to 120 kilograms (264 pounds) of opium, two AK-47s and 500 rounds of ammunition. The weapons and drugs were confiscated and five individuals were detained.
| Date Taken: | 05.17.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 05.17.2010 06:38 |
| Story ID: | 49789 |
| Location: | KABUL, AF |
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