War in Afghanistan News reports provided by ISAF Joint Command.
A coalition bomber conducted a precision airstrike destroying an improvised explosive device-making facility in Sangin district, Helmand province, Monday.
Insurgents used the facility to build bombs and coordinate IED attacks in the area.
Following the strike, a coalition security force conducted a patrol confirming the building and IED-making materials were destroyed. The patrol also confirmed there were no damages to neighboring compounds or civilian casualties.
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In other ISAF news throughout Afghanistan:
An Afghan Provincial Response Company, supported by coalition forces, recovered a narcotics and weapons cache in Lashkar Gar district, Helmand province, Tuesday. The cache consisted of 44 pounds of hashish, opium harvesting tools, two rifles and a grenade. The PRC confiscated the items for destruction.
In Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, a combined Afghan and coalition security force discovered multiple IEDs during routine operations Sunday. The team first discovered a motorcycle packed with explosives and on a subsequent search found four additional IEDs. All of the explosive materials were confiscated to be destroyed.
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An Afghan PRC, supported by coalition forces, discovered a large explosives and IED-manufacturing cache during an operation in Deh Yak district, Ghazni province, Sunday. The Afghan force found hidden in a garden four IEDs consisting of 187 pounds of explosives, 10 anti-tank mines, 66 pounds of homemade explosives and 10 fuses for anti-person mines. The PRC confiscated the materials for destruction.
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