Afghan citizens killed, wounded in IED attack in Deh Chopan

DEH CHOPAN, AFGHANISTAN

03.12.2011

Story by Lt. Arlo Abrahamson 

NATO Special Operations Component Command-Afghanistan

By Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force - Afghanistan Public Affairs

DEH CHOPAN, Afghanistan – Six Afghan citizens were injured and one person was killed March 12 after an improvised explosive device exploded near a vehicle in the Deh Chopan district of Zabul province.

The IED was emplaced by local insurgents operating near the village of Mirzayan, according to Coalition and Afghan National Security Forces working near the scene.

Among the dead and wounded are women and children, said a coalition surgeon familiar with the incident. The injured citizens were taken to a nearby Coalition medical facility for treatment.

“This is another example of indiscriminate targeting of innocent Afghan citizens by insurgents,” said Lt. Arlo Abrahamson, a Coalition spokesman. “The attack demonstrates their lack of respect and concern for the lives of local citizens.”

• Date Taken: 03.12.2011
• Date Posted: 03.15.2011 05:35
• Story ID: 67071
• Location: DEH CHOPAN, AF