KABUL, Afghanistan (Feb. 05, 2013) – The International Security Assistance Force condemns the indiscriminate violence on Afghan civilians after a bomb exploded inside a hotel in the Khwaja Sabzposh district of Faryab province on Tuesday, killing and injuring more than a dozen people.
South: An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban facilitator in Panjwa’i district, Kandahar province, Wednesday.
The detained Taliban facilitator is believed to have overseen the management of weapons caches for his Taliban network and ensured the facilitation of equipment, vehicles and weapons to insurgent fighters. He is also accused of having acquired and transferred large amounts of improvised explosive devices and IED-making materials to weapons caches throughout Panjwa’i district.
The security force also detained two suspected insurgents and seized nearly 700 pounds of illegal narcotics as a result of the operation.
An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban leader in Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Monday. The leader is believed responsible for coordinating insurgent operations, including the distribution of weapons and funds to insurgent fighters responsible for conducting attacks against Afghan and coalition forces in the province. The security force also detained one suspected insurgent as a result of the operation.
East: BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces cleared three improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Feb. 5.
Ghazni Province
Afghan and coalition forces found and safely cleared an IED in Deh Yak District.
Khowst Province
Afghan National Security Forces found and safely cleared two IEDs in Khowst District.
Operations in RC-East are ongoing.