Updates on recent ISAF operations

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN

06.27.2010

Courtesy Story

ISAF Joint Command

KABUL, Afghanistan - ISAF confirmed an Afghan-international security force killed Zia Ul Haq, a Taliban commander for Arghandab province who is also known as Zia Agha, during a precision airstrike against several insurgents Thursday.

The precision strike also killed Faizullah, a Taliban sub-commander, as he and Zia Agna were emplacing an improvised-explosive device in a road near Kandahar City.

Both Zia Agha and Faizullah were responsible for IED attacks in Arghandab District and Kandahar City. Zia Agha was also involved in several assassination and kidnapping plots over the past year. This operation was originally included in the June 25 IJC Operational Update.

An Afghan-international force conducting drug interdiction operations seized 655 kilograms of opium and 15 kilograms of heroin and detained several individuals in Garm Ser District, Helmand province June 17.

The drugs were discovered hidden inside two trucks, and after further investigation the combined force detained several suspected drug traffickers nearby who appeared to be under the influence of drugs.

The report was held until investigators could positively identify the type of drugs.


Medical personnel from the U.S. Special Operations Forces provided emergency medical treatment to Afghan civilians following yesterday's suicide attack in Tarin Kowt District, Uruzgan province.

Five injured civilians were treated at a coalition medical facility and were in stable condition. The suicide bomber is believed to have been targeting the acting Uruzgan provincial governor who was not harmed in the attack.

This event was initially reported in IJC news release 2010-06-IA-111, "Statement on insurgent attack on civilians in Uruzgan."

• Date Taken: 06.27.2010
• Date Posted: 06.27.2010 06:48
• Story ID: 52036
• Location: KABUL, AF