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11-04-2010, 09:07 PM
Combined Patrol Pursuing Taliban Leader Kills Insurgents
Compiled from International Security Assistance Force Joint Command News Releases
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4, 2010 – A partnered Afghan and International Security Assistance Force patrol killed numerous insurgents while attempting to detain a senior Taliban leader in the Kajaki district of Afghanistan’s Helmand province today, military officials reported.
The Taliban leader has planned, coordinated and executed roadside-bomb attacks against Afghan and ISAF forces, officials said, and now directs attacks and facilitates financial support to several Taliban groups in the province.
He also is linked directly to senior Taliban leaders in Pakistan who provide direction and financial assistance, they added.
Multiple intelligence sources and tips from local residents led the joint security force to a series of compounds. During clearance operations, four armed insurgents were killed when they tried to engage the security force.
A search of the compounds yielded several automatic weapons and more than 40 pounds of heroin. Several suspected insurgents were detained during the operation.
In other news from Afghanistan:
-- An ISAF air strike killed an insurgent today in support of a combined operation in Kandahar province’s Shah Wali Kot district. Air assets tracked two insurgents armed with rocket-propelled grenade launchers and automatic weapons moving on a motorcycle. They fired one Hellfire missile, killing one and injuring the other. The injured insurgent was evacuated by an accomplice on a motorcycle before coalition forces could reach his location. Initial reports indicate no civilians were injured in this operation, officials said.
-- A combined security force captured a Taliban leader extremely active in the facilitation, manufacture and use of roadside bombs in Logar province’s Baraki Barak district during an overnight intelligence-driven operation yesterday. The targeted individual also participates in the facilitation of weapons and ammunition to be used in attacks.
-- In western Nimroz province, a combined force targeting a senior Taliban leader involved in vehicle-borne bombings and complex attacks throughout Farah and Nimroz provinces detained at least eight suspected insurgents during an intelligence-driven overnight operation. The targeted individual is also a key facilitator and attack coordinator in the area’s weapons and bomb-attack facilitation network.
-- Coalition forces conducted a precision air strike in Khost province yesterday targeting a senior Haqqani terrorist network leader who coordinates and conducts attacks against Afghan and coalition forces. Coalition forces saw him with a group of insurgents in a remote area of Khost district as they were planting a bomb along a road. After careful planning to avoid civilian causalities, coalition forces conducted the precision air strike, killing several insurgents. ISAF officials are trying to verify that the targeted Haqqani leader was among those killed in the strike.
-- ISAF officials confirmed that Hibati, another senior Haqqani leader, was killed in Paktia province Oct. 30.
-- Coalition forces came under fire by insurgents yesterday while conducting several meetings with community leaders in Helmand province’s Nad-e Ali district. Coalition forces positively identified the insurgent's position and returned fire with small arms and indirect fire. Insurgents returned indirect fire, striking a compound, killing five Afghan civilians and wounding nine others, according to initial reports. Two of the people killed and six of the wounded were children, officials said. Coalition forces immediately began providing medical care to the wounded civilians and called for medical evacuation. Insurgents again opened fire while a medical team airlifted the wounded civilians to an ISAF treatment facility.
–– Polish and American doctors from Task Force White Eagle saved the life of an 8-year-old Afghan girl wounded when insurgents attacked Afghan security guards in southern Ghazni province Nov. 2. The girl’s brother took her to Forward Operating Base Warrior seeking medical care, telling servicemembers there that his sister was injured when insurgents attacked a civilian convoy. Polish medics provided initial medical care, but it soon became necessary to transport the girl by helicopter to Forward Operating Base Ghazni's field hospital for surgery. The operation was a success, and the girl was transported to a provincial hospital in Ghazni City.
Combined Force Kills Insurgents in Helmand Province
Compiled from International Security Assistance Force Joint Command News Releases
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3, 2010 – A partnered Afghan and International Security Assistance Force patrol yesterday killed several insurgents and detained several others during an operation to detain a Taliban leader in the Nad-e Ali district of Afghanistan’s Helmand province, military officials reported.
Multiple intelligence reports and tips from local residents led the combined force to the suspected Taliban leader’s compound. The Taliban leader is responsible for the planning, coordination and execution of numerous small-arms and bombing attacks against Afghan and coalition forces, officials said.
Two armed insurgents were killed when they threatened the security force. Another suspected insurgent was killed when he moved in an aggressive manner toward the security forces, failing to obey numerous voice commands and warning shots from Afghan forces.
The security force found and destroyed several automatic weapons, assorted ammunition and a handgun. Several men were detained after they tested positive for recently handling explosives, and they were turned over to Afghan security forces for questioning.
In other news from Afghanistan:
-- An Afghan and coalition security force captured a Haqqani terrorist network facilitator for weapons, fighters and equipment used in attacks, along with more than 10 of his associates, during an overnight operation in Khost province’s Sabari district. The security force found automatic weapons, a machine gun, a pistol, grenades, a silencer and various types of ammunition at the scene.
-- In southern Kandahar province, a combined force targeting a Taliban leader for a Tarnek wa Jaldak district cell that conducts roadside-bomb attacks along the heavily traveled Highway 1 detained two suspected insurgents during an intelligence-driven overnight operation.
-- Coalition forces conducted a precision air strike in Khost province yesterday, targeting a Haqqani leader who coordinates and conducts attacks using rockets, mortars, recoilless rifles and machine guns. He also was responsible for a recent ambush using a house booby-trapped to explode, targeting Afghan and coalition forces in the province’s Sabari district. Coalition forces tracked the leader to a remote area and conducted the air strike, killing one insurgent, after verifying insurgent activity and carefully planning to avoid civilian causalities. A follow-on ground assessment turned up multiple automatic weapons and a pistol at the scene.
-- Afghan and ISAF forces took charge of a Taliban leader after he turned himself in at an ISAF base in Logar province’s Pul-e Alam district Nov. 1. The Taliban leader planned, coordinated and executed bombing attacks against Afghan and ISAF forces and also facilitated weapons, suicide bombers and roadside bombs in Logar, Wardak and Kabul provinces. He also allegedly worked with other Taliban leaders in planning, coordinating and executing attacks in Kabul city. With the support of local elders and after assessing the current environment, the Taliban leader decided to turn himself in, officials said.
-- A combined Afghan and coalition patrol found a weapons cache in Kandahar province’s Shah Wali Kot district yesterday. While conducting a presence patrol, the combined force came under rocket fire from insurgents on nearby high ground. The joint security patrol returned fire using air and ground assets. After the firing stopped, the security force moved to and occupied the deserted insurgent firing positions. Acting on tips, the force moved to a nearby compound, where they found and destroyed numerous roadside-bomb initiation devices, bomb components, grenades, detonators, machine-gun ammunition, ball bearings and automatic weapons.
Afghan and coalition forces protect any women and children present during their operations, officials said.
Afghan, Coalition Forces Kill Insurgents in Nangarhar
Compiled from International Security Assistance Force Joint Command News Releases
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2, 2010 – Afghan and coalition forces targeting a Taliban leader who operates in Nangarhar province’s Sherzad district killed several insurgents during an intelligence-driven overnight operation.
The Taliban leader planned and led attacks during Afghanistan’s September elections and coordinates attacks against Afghan and coalition forces, officials said.
The security force took enemy fire from small arms and rocket-propelled grenades near the targeted compound multiple times throughout the operation. The security force responded, killing several insurgents. The security force was unable to conduct a complete assessment of the area following the engagements, officials said.
In other news from Afghanistan:
-- Afghan and coalition forces targeting the Taliban district leader for Helmand province’s Musa Qalah district, who also facilitates roadside-bomb attacks, detained two suspected insurgents and killed one during an overnight operation. The targeted man leads a network of bomb experts, supplying senior Taliban leaders in the area with lethal technology and training, officials said. Intelligence tips led the security force to a compound in the province’s Kajaki district, where they detained the suspected insurgents, one of whom identified himself as an opium farmer. As the security force was preparing to leave the area, they shot and killed an armed insurgent carrying an assault rifle and a grenade after he threatened the force. The security force also found and destroyed a pressure-plate bomb and multiple grenades at the scene.
-- Afghan and coalition forces west of Kandahar City captured a Taliban attack cell member whose group was responsible for several assassinations of Afghan government officials, including a National Directorate of Security agent last month, during an overnight operation in Kandahar province.
-- In a separate overnight operation in Kandahar City, Afghan and coalition forces captured a Taliban facilitator who brings suicide bombers, weapons and ammunition into the city, as well as one of his associates.
-- Afghan and coalition forces targeting a Taliban facilitator who builds and plants roadside bombs in Zabul province’s Shah Joy district detained several suspected insurgents during an intelligence-based overnight operation.
-- A combined Afghan and coalition security force targeting a Haqqani terrorist network facilitator of weapons and bomb-making materials, detained two suspected insurgents during an overnight operation in Khost province’s Sabari district.
-- International Security Assistance Force officials confirmed that Qari Amil, a senior Haqqani leader responsible for suicide-bomber attacks as well as facilitating fighters from Pakistan into Khost province and Kabul, was killed during an overnight operation in Paktia province Oct. 30. The security force killed at least nine throughout the operation, including three other Haqqani leaders.
Afghan and coalition forces protected any women and children present during the operations, officials said.
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=61521
Compiled from International Security Assistance Force Joint Command News Releases
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4, 2010 – A partnered Afghan and International Security Assistance Force patrol killed numerous insurgents while attempting to detain a senior Taliban leader in the Kajaki district of Afghanistan’s Helmand province today, military officials reported.
The Taliban leader has planned, coordinated and executed roadside-bomb attacks against Afghan and ISAF forces, officials said, and now directs attacks and facilitates financial support to several Taliban groups in the province.
He also is linked directly to senior Taliban leaders in Pakistan who provide direction and financial assistance, they added.
Multiple intelligence sources and tips from local residents led the joint security force to a series of compounds. During clearance operations, four armed insurgents were killed when they tried to engage the security force.
A search of the compounds yielded several automatic weapons and more than 40 pounds of heroin. Several suspected insurgents were detained during the operation.
In other news from Afghanistan:
-- An ISAF air strike killed an insurgent today in support of a combined operation in Kandahar province’s Shah Wali Kot district. Air assets tracked two insurgents armed with rocket-propelled grenade launchers and automatic weapons moving on a motorcycle. They fired one Hellfire missile, killing one and injuring the other. The injured insurgent was evacuated by an accomplice on a motorcycle before coalition forces could reach his location. Initial reports indicate no civilians were injured in this operation, officials said.
-- A combined security force captured a Taliban leader extremely active in the facilitation, manufacture and use of roadside bombs in Logar province’s Baraki Barak district during an overnight intelligence-driven operation yesterday. The targeted individual also participates in the facilitation of weapons and ammunition to be used in attacks.
-- In western Nimroz province, a combined force targeting a senior Taliban leader involved in vehicle-borne bombings and complex attacks throughout Farah and Nimroz provinces detained at least eight suspected insurgents during an intelligence-driven overnight operation. The targeted individual is also a key facilitator and attack coordinator in the area’s weapons and bomb-attack facilitation network.
-- Coalition forces conducted a precision air strike in Khost province yesterday targeting a senior Haqqani terrorist network leader who coordinates and conducts attacks against Afghan and coalition forces. Coalition forces saw him with a group of insurgents in a remote area of Khost district as they were planting a bomb along a road. After careful planning to avoid civilian causalities, coalition forces conducted the precision air strike, killing several insurgents. ISAF officials are trying to verify that the targeted Haqqani leader was among those killed in the strike.
-- ISAF officials confirmed that Hibati, another senior Haqqani leader, was killed in Paktia province Oct. 30.
-- Coalition forces came under fire by insurgents yesterday while conducting several meetings with community leaders in Helmand province’s Nad-e Ali district. Coalition forces positively identified the insurgent's position and returned fire with small arms and indirect fire. Insurgents returned indirect fire, striking a compound, killing five Afghan civilians and wounding nine others, according to initial reports. Two of the people killed and six of the wounded were children, officials said. Coalition forces immediately began providing medical care to the wounded civilians and called for medical evacuation. Insurgents again opened fire while a medical team airlifted the wounded civilians to an ISAF treatment facility.
–– Polish and American doctors from Task Force White Eagle saved the life of an 8-year-old Afghan girl wounded when insurgents attacked Afghan security guards in southern Ghazni province Nov. 2. The girl’s brother took her to Forward Operating Base Warrior seeking medical care, telling servicemembers there that his sister was injured when insurgents attacked a civilian convoy. Polish medics provided initial medical care, but it soon became necessary to transport the girl by helicopter to Forward Operating Base Ghazni's field hospital for surgery. The operation was a success, and the girl was transported to a provincial hospital in Ghazni City.
Combined Force Kills Insurgents in Helmand Province
Compiled from International Security Assistance Force Joint Command News Releases
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3, 2010 – A partnered Afghan and International Security Assistance Force patrol yesterday killed several insurgents and detained several others during an operation to detain a Taliban leader in the Nad-e Ali district of Afghanistan’s Helmand province, military officials reported.
Multiple intelligence reports and tips from local residents led the combined force to the suspected Taliban leader’s compound. The Taliban leader is responsible for the planning, coordination and execution of numerous small-arms and bombing attacks against Afghan and coalition forces, officials said.
Two armed insurgents were killed when they threatened the security force. Another suspected insurgent was killed when he moved in an aggressive manner toward the security forces, failing to obey numerous voice commands and warning shots from Afghan forces.
The security force found and destroyed several automatic weapons, assorted ammunition and a handgun. Several men were detained after they tested positive for recently handling explosives, and they were turned over to Afghan security forces for questioning.
In other news from Afghanistan:
-- An Afghan and coalition security force captured a Haqqani terrorist network facilitator for weapons, fighters and equipment used in attacks, along with more than 10 of his associates, during an overnight operation in Khost province’s Sabari district. The security force found automatic weapons, a machine gun, a pistol, grenades, a silencer and various types of ammunition at the scene.
-- In southern Kandahar province, a combined force targeting a Taliban leader for a Tarnek wa Jaldak district cell that conducts roadside-bomb attacks along the heavily traveled Highway 1 detained two suspected insurgents during an intelligence-driven overnight operation.
-- Coalition forces conducted a precision air strike in Khost province yesterday, targeting a Haqqani leader who coordinates and conducts attacks using rockets, mortars, recoilless rifles and machine guns. He also was responsible for a recent ambush using a house booby-trapped to explode, targeting Afghan and coalition forces in the province’s Sabari district. Coalition forces tracked the leader to a remote area and conducted the air strike, killing one insurgent, after verifying insurgent activity and carefully planning to avoid civilian causalities. A follow-on ground assessment turned up multiple automatic weapons and a pistol at the scene.
-- Afghan and ISAF forces took charge of a Taliban leader after he turned himself in at an ISAF base in Logar province’s Pul-e Alam district Nov. 1. The Taliban leader planned, coordinated and executed bombing attacks against Afghan and ISAF forces and also facilitated weapons, suicide bombers and roadside bombs in Logar, Wardak and Kabul provinces. He also allegedly worked with other Taliban leaders in planning, coordinating and executing attacks in Kabul city. With the support of local elders and after assessing the current environment, the Taliban leader decided to turn himself in, officials said.
-- A combined Afghan and coalition patrol found a weapons cache in Kandahar province’s Shah Wali Kot district yesterday. While conducting a presence patrol, the combined force came under rocket fire from insurgents on nearby high ground. The joint security patrol returned fire using air and ground assets. After the firing stopped, the security force moved to and occupied the deserted insurgent firing positions. Acting on tips, the force moved to a nearby compound, where they found and destroyed numerous roadside-bomb initiation devices, bomb components, grenades, detonators, machine-gun ammunition, ball bearings and automatic weapons.
Afghan and coalition forces protect any women and children present during their operations, officials said.
Afghan, Coalition Forces Kill Insurgents in Nangarhar
Compiled from International Security Assistance Force Joint Command News Releases
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2, 2010 – Afghan and coalition forces targeting a Taliban leader who operates in Nangarhar province’s Sherzad district killed several insurgents during an intelligence-driven overnight operation.
The Taliban leader planned and led attacks during Afghanistan’s September elections and coordinates attacks against Afghan and coalition forces, officials said.
The security force took enemy fire from small arms and rocket-propelled grenades near the targeted compound multiple times throughout the operation. The security force responded, killing several insurgents. The security force was unable to conduct a complete assessment of the area following the engagements, officials said.
In other news from Afghanistan:
-- Afghan and coalition forces targeting the Taliban district leader for Helmand province’s Musa Qalah district, who also facilitates roadside-bomb attacks, detained two suspected insurgents and killed one during an overnight operation. The targeted man leads a network of bomb experts, supplying senior Taliban leaders in the area with lethal technology and training, officials said. Intelligence tips led the security force to a compound in the province’s Kajaki district, where they detained the suspected insurgents, one of whom identified himself as an opium farmer. As the security force was preparing to leave the area, they shot and killed an armed insurgent carrying an assault rifle and a grenade after he threatened the force. The security force also found and destroyed a pressure-plate bomb and multiple grenades at the scene.
-- Afghan and coalition forces west of Kandahar City captured a Taliban attack cell member whose group was responsible for several assassinations of Afghan government officials, including a National Directorate of Security agent last month, during an overnight operation in Kandahar province.
-- In a separate overnight operation in Kandahar City, Afghan and coalition forces captured a Taliban facilitator who brings suicide bombers, weapons and ammunition into the city, as well as one of his associates.
-- Afghan and coalition forces targeting a Taliban facilitator who builds and plants roadside bombs in Zabul province’s Shah Joy district detained several suspected insurgents during an intelligence-based overnight operation.
-- A combined Afghan and coalition security force targeting a Haqqani terrorist network facilitator of weapons and bomb-making materials, detained two suspected insurgents during an overnight operation in Khost province’s Sabari district.
-- International Security Assistance Force officials confirmed that Qari Amil, a senior Haqqani leader responsible for suicide-bomber attacks as well as facilitating fighters from Pakistan into Khost province and Kabul, was killed during an overnight operation in Paktia province Oct. 30. The security force killed at least nine throughout the operation, including three other Haqqani leaders.
Afghan and coalition forces protected any women and children present during the operations, officials said.
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=61521