IJC Operational Update, May 23

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN

05.23.2010

Courtesy Story

ISAF Joint Command

KABUL, Afghanistan - Several individuals suspected of insurgent activity were detained by an Afghan-international security force in Helmand province last night.

The combined force detained the suspects while searching a series of buildings in Khan Kheyl, Lashkar Gah District, after intelligence information indicated insurgent activity.

Another Afghan-international security force captured a Taliban commander in Kandahar province last night.

The combined force moved to a small compound northwest of Kandahar City, near the village of Bibi Hawa Kalacheh, after intelligence information confirmed insurgent activity. When confronted, the Taliban leader immediately surrendered and admitted he was the targeted insurgent.

The Taliban commander operated primarily in the southern Arghandab and Dand districts and was responsible for ambushing coalition forces with small arms, rockets and IEDs. He also supported larger operations with men and weapons.

A separate Afghan-international security force detained a suspected insurgent in Zabul last night. The combined force detained the suspect during a search of a compound in Halal Chineh, Sha Joy district, after intelligence information discovered insurgent activity.

An ISAF patrol discovered a weapons cache in the Pul-e Khumri District, Baghlan province, yesterday. Recent heavy rains uncovered the previously buried munitions which local children discovered and reported to an ISAF patrol. The cache consisted of 20 82mm grenades, 15 mines and seven artillery rounds. The cache will be destroyed.

An ISAF patrol discovered a weapons cache consisting of four 82mm rockets, a machine gun and a rocket propelled grenade, in the Panjwa'i district, Kandahar province, yesterday. The cache was destroyed.

No shots were fired and no Afghan citizens were harmed during any of these operations.

• Date Taken: 05.23.2010
• Date Posted: 05.23.2010 05:26
• Story ID: 50119
• Location: KABUL, AF