Focus was on Suicide Bomber anti-christs in the War in Afghanistan, as the good guys rounded up several in Khandahar, Nimroz, and Nangahar yesterday. The Nangahar terrorist was targeted in an airstrike that killed many of his minions.
This will be joy to the hearts of many Muslim mothers whose sons' souls have been sacrificed to hell in the campaign to return tyranny to Afghanistan. ISAF details follow.
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The senior leader, operating out of Kandahar province’s Panjwa’i district, shares multiple associates within various Taliban cells. He is responsible for distributing supplies, kidnappings, the coordinating and planning of attacks, as well as instructing associates on improvised explosive device construction.
The targeted individual is associated with both the Zharay-based suicide vehicle-borne IED network and the Kandahar City IED facilitation network.
Forces followed leads to a series of buildings in the Kandahar district. The joint forces questioned the occupants at the location and conducted a search where they discovered multiple mortar shells.
The shells were destroyed on site to ensure the safety of local Afghans. The suspects were detained based on initial questioning and evidence at the scene.
The joint security team conducted the operations in the hours of darkness to minimize the risk to local citizens. No women or children were injured or detained during this operation.
The security forces conducted the operation without firing their weapons.
KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition forces detained a Taliban facilitator and several suspects during a joint security operation in Kandahar province yesterday.
Forces continued efforts to deny sanctuary to terrorists as they successfully conducted the operation, targeting the facilitator who operates out of Kandahar City.
The targeted individual is an intelligence operative responsible for providing direction in the form of site selection and target sets for the suicide bombers who reportedly came into the city from Chaman, Pakistan.
The facilitator additionally provides support to Taliban operations including recruitment and improvised explosive device facilitation. He is closely associated with senior facilitators and has connections within the Dand and Panjwa’i districts’ Taliban networks.
Forces followed leads to a series of buildings in the Kandahar district. The joint forces questioned the occupants at the location and conducted a search where they discovered multiple assault weapons and ammunition. The suspects were detained based on initial questioning.
The joint security team conducted the operation in the hours of darkness to minimize the risk to local citizens. No women or children were injured or detained during this operation.
The security forces conducted the operation without firing their weapons.
KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition forces detained a Taliban leader during a joint security operation in Nimroz province yesterday.
Forces conducted the operation in search of the now-detained man who leads a Taliban cell in the Khash Rod district.
The captured leader recently coordinated the acquisition of mines and rockets for use against coalition forces. He authorized the employment of the weapons once they were acquired.
He also has knowledge and involvement in the movement of suicide bombers into the area. The suicide bombers, according to intelligence reports, are intended to be a Taliban tool used to inhibit coalition forces’ freedom of movement.
Forces followed leads to a series of buildings where the joint forces questioned the occupants at the location and conducted a search. The security team discovered an AK-47 assault rifle, a chest rack and multiple magazines at the site. The suspect was detained based on initial questioning.
The joint security team conducted the operation in the hours of darkness to minimize the risk to local citizens. This operation is one of many in which Afghan and coalition forces continue to apply pressure and deny sanctuary to terrorists.
The security forces conducted the operation without firing their weapons.
KABUL, Afghanistan – Coalition forces conducted a precision air strike targeting a group of armed insurgents in Pachir wa Agam district in Nangarhar province, killing several insurgents yesterday.
It is believed that there was a senior leader in the group responsible for planning and conducting attacks against Afghan and coalition elements. Recent reporting indicates the group was coordinating the use of suicide bombers within the district and may have been planning an attack at an Afghan border checkpoint.
Following intelligence tips, the precision air strike was conducted after ensuring no civilians were present.
A follow-on force conducted a ground assessment verifying the insurgents were killed. The force found multiple AK-47's, chest racks, rocket propelled grenade rounds and grenades.
The International Security Assistance Force is still gathering information to confirm if the senior leader was the one of the insurgents killed in the strike.
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