An Afghan-led security force conducted an operation to detain a Taliban leader in Zharay district, Kandahar province, Friday. The leader coordinates roadside bombings and other attacks against Afghan and coalition security forces throughout the district. During the operation, the security force also detained two suspected insurgents.
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Afghan security forces prevented a suicide attacker from entering the district governor’s compound in Nawa district, Helmand province, May 31. The security forces identified the man as a suicide bomber and caused him to prematurely detonate his explosives before entering the compound’s entry control point. The attacker was killed by the explosion and caused no additional casualties.
In other International Security Assistance Force news throughout Afghanistan:
East: In Sarobi district, Paktika province, an Afghan and coalition security force detained an Haqqani leader during an operation Friday. The leader controlled a large group of insurgents and conducted attacks against Afghan and coalition security forces in the district. During the operation, the security force also detained multiple additional insurgents and seized several AK-47s, grenades and magazines of ammunition.
West: An Afghan and coalition security force conducted an operation to detain a Taliban leader in Murghab district, Badghis province, Friday. The leader is responsible for supplying weapons and improvised explosive devices to insurgents for attacks against Afghan and coalition forces throughout Murghab district. During the operation, insurgents attacked the Afghan and coalition security force. The security force returned fire killing one insurgent and destroying a weapons cache.
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