War in Afghanistan News reports provided by ISAF Joint Command. Operations are reported in the following provinces: Kapisa, Bamyan, Khost, Kunduz, Zabul, Nimroz, Nangarhar and Kandahar.
Forces detained Taliban explosive device ‘doctor’ in Kandahar Province and more than 15 insurgents were killed by Afghan National Security Forces and International Security Assistance Force during separate operations in southern and eastern Afghanistan over the last 24 hours.
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Kapisa Province
An ISAF forward operating base declared an imminent threat when numerous insurgents were reinforcing an enemy position in Tagab district, Kapisa province. Coalition forces called for air support and the air weapon team on scene engaged the enemy position, killing more than 10 insurgents
Bamyan Province
In Shaybar district, an Afghan civilian tip led a separate ISAF patrol force to another weapons cache consisting of 16 107 mm rockets, 77 82 mm mortar rounds and six 75 mm recoilless rifle rounds.
Khost Province
Afghan and coalition forces captured a Haqqani Network leader who conducts attacks against Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces during a security operation in Khost province yesterday.
Intelligence reports indicate the Haqqani Network leader facilitates movement of improvised explosive device making materials from Pakistan into Khost province. He was responsible for IED attacks against Afghan and coalition forces.
The security force followed intelligence tips to a compound in Terayzai district to search for the leader. Afghan forces used a loudspeaker to call for all occupants to exit peacefully before the joint security force cleared and secured the building.
After the area was secure, the Haqqani leader identified himself to authorities during questioning, at which time he was detained. Two other suspected insurgents were also detained. A search of the insurgent’s house resulted in finding a mortar round and military style equipment.
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Kunduz Province
Afghan and coalition forces conducted another deliberate clearing operation aimed at disrupting the Taliban’s freedom of movement in northern Afghanistan, detaining two suspected insurgents.
The joint security force is continuing their efforts to disrupt enemy safe havens, where Taliban leaders use villages throughout the area to conduct operational planning and facilitate their attacks. This operation focused on an area near Chem Tepa village in Chahar Darah district.
Afghan and coalition forces cleared five compounds suspected of insurgent activity in the area. Afghan forces used a loudspeaker to call for all occupants to exit the compounds peacefully before the joint security force cleared and secured the areas. After initial questioning, two suspected insurgents were detained.
Zabul Province
Forces detained a man suspected of improvised explosive device attacks on a major southern thoroughfare during a joint security operation.
Forces conducted the operation in search of a Taliban facilitator operating in the province’s Shah Joy district. He is known for conducting IED attacks against coalition forces along Highway 1, as well as coordinating command and control over terrorist operations in the district.
Security forces made it a priority to secure Highway 1 in an effort to further the safety of local Afghans and coalition forces as well as provide a conduit to further stabilization in the southern provinces. This operation is one of a dozen conducted over a five-week period in the province. The major thoroughfare extends from Kabul, near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, through the southern provinces and terminates on the Iranian border. Southern forces killed four insurgents including a significant Taliban leader, Amarat, and detained more than 50 suspects in the district since Nov. 18.
Nimroz Province
In the Khash Rod district, Afghan and coalition forces detained two suspects during an operation targeting another Taliban leader.
Forces conducted the operations in search of the leader who is involved in the facilitation of IED materials and weapons. He also directs attacks and is involved with attack coordination against coalition forces. The targeted individual conducts visual observations of coalition forces within the area to provide Taliban associates with reports of friendly forces’ movements and locations.
Forces followed leads to a series of targeted buildings where forces questioned the occupants at the locations and conducted a search. The two suspects were detained based on initial questioning at the scenes
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Nangarhar Province
Afghan and coalition forces detained a Taliban leader and a Taliban facilitator during a joint security operation in Nangarhar province yesterday.
Joint forces have now detained six Taliban leaders and 18 suspected insurgents in the province since Dec. 1.
The Taliban leader operated within Pachir wa Agam district, facilitating foreign fighters and suicide bombers to attack coalition forces and government officials in Jalalabad, Behsud and Pachir wa Agam districts.
The Taliban facilitator was involved in facilitating weapons and suicide bombers as well as planning attacks in the Pachir wa Agam district. Recent reporting indicates he and several associates were acquiring compounds necessary to make suicide bombs south of Jalalabad City.
Forces detained the two Taliban leaders at a targeted location in Chaparhar district.
Kandahar Province
A combined patrol found a large weapons cache in Arghandab province. The cache consisted of four anti-personnel mines, explosives, three recoilless rifle rounds, two RGPs, 680 7.62 mm rounds, 50 feet (15 meters) of detonation cord, 12 blasting caps, 10 pressure plates, 40 firing pins and several IED making radio and electrical components.
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Afghan and coalition forces targeted and detained a Taliban attack leader during a joint security operation in Kandahar province yesterday.
Forces conducted the operation in search of the leader, who bears the title “doctor,” due to his intricate knowledge of improvised explosive devices.
The IED "doctor‟ trained Taliban members on how to build, emplace and detonate IED's. In addition, he gave tactical guidance on where and how to conduct such attacks. He is associated with the Dec. 12 suicide vehicle-borne IED attack in Sangisar and was involved in moving money and supplies in support of suicide vehicle-borne IED operations in Kandahar City. The now-detained individual was also in direct contact with an array of suicide vehicle-borne IED cell leaders and suicide-attack facilitators.
Forces followed leads to the target location in Kandahar City, where Afghan forces used a loudspeaker to call all occupants to exit the buildings peacefully before conducting a search. The security team determined the targeted individual and one suspected insurgent would be detained based on initial questioning at the scene.
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