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Coalition Forces Find Taliban Prison
August 18, 2010
UPI
Afghan and coalition forces found 27 Afghan men held prisoner illegally by the Taliban in a makeshift prison in Helmand province, coalition forces said.
The prisoners appeared to have been tortured and were taken to a base for a medical screening and debriefing, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said in a release issued Wednesday.
Officials also were trying to determine the men's identities, the coalition force said.
The targeted prison compound was associated with a Sangin area Taliban commander, NATO said. Insurgents began firing on Afghan and coalition forces as they arrived at the compound. The engagement left 13 insurgents dead when they refused to lay down their weapons, NATO officials said.
Besides finding the 27 prisoners in shackles, coalition forces said they discovered numerous weapons, including a rocket-propelled grenade launcher.
NATO said no civilians were injured during the operation, which resulted from intelligence sources and tips from Afghan citizens.
August 18, 2010
UPI
Afghan and coalition forces found 27 Afghan men held prisoner illegally by the Taliban in a makeshift prison in Helmand province, coalition forces said.
The prisoners appeared to have been tortured and were taken to a base for a medical screening and debriefing, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said in a release issued Wednesday.
Officials also were trying to determine the men's identities, the coalition force said.
The targeted prison compound was associated with a Sangin area Taliban commander, NATO said. Insurgents began firing on Afghan and coalition forces as they arrived at the compound. The engagement left 13 insurgents dead when they refused to lay down their weapons, NATO officials said.
Besides finding the 27 prisoners in shackles, coalition forces said they discovered numerous weapons, including a rocket-propelled grenade launcher.
NATO said no civilians were injured during the operation, which resulted from intelligence sources and tips from Afghan citizens.