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    Afghan and Combined Force recover weapons cache in Kabul

    KABUL, AFGHANISTAN

    07.24.2010

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    ISAF Joint Command

    KABUL, Afghanistan - On July 23, Afghan National Security Forces with International Security Assistance Force partners conducted an operation to recover a suspected weapons cache in Surobi District in Kabul province.

    The Ministry of Interior and ISAF combined force recovered a cache containing four 107 mm rockets and one fuse, two 76 mm recoilless rockets, two .22 calibre pistols and magazines, two improvised explosive devices, one .303 calibre rifle with a loaded magazine and one box of machine gun ammunition. Electrical components and detonation cord were also seized.

    Two men assessed to be associated with the weapons cache were arrested by Afghan authorities.

    The aim of this operation was to disrupt insurgents' access to the material required to continue attacks against Afghans and combined force troops.

    No civilians were injured during the conduct of this operation.

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    Date Taken: 07.24.2010
    Date Posted: 07.24.2010 12:07
    Story ID: 53321
    Location: KABUL, AF

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