Several Militants Killed in Maruf District, Kandahar province

Afghan national security forces and coalition forces killed several militants during a security patrol in Maruf District, Kandahar province, Monday [July 21 2008].

Militants attacked the patrol with small-arms fire and rocket propelled grenades from a fortified position.

ANSF and coalition forces returned small-arms fire and called for close air support. Several militants were killed and the position was destroyed.

No ANSF, coalition forces or civilians were killed or injured during this engagement.

ANSF, Coalition Forces Kill Militants in Shah Wali Kot District, Kandahar province

Afghan national security forces and coalition forces killed militants while on a security patrol in Shah Wali Kot District, Kandahar province, Monday [July 21 2008].

ANSF and coalition forces positively identified militants with weapons massing along a ridgeline and moving into fortified fighting positions.

The ANSF and coalition forces engaged them with small-arms fire and called for close air support, killing the militants.

No ANSF, coalition forces or civilians were injured or killed during the engagement.

Militants Killed in Wardak Province

Several militants were killed Tuesday [July 22 2008] during a coalition forces operation to disrupt militant activities in Wardak province.

Coalition forces searched several compounds in Sayed Abad District targeting a Taliban commander suspected of conducting attacks on coalition forces, including the, June 26, attack in Wardak resulting in the deaths of three coalition service members and an Afghan Interpreter.

The anti-Afghan forces attacked the coalition forces with grenades, machineguns and small-arms fire from a house where they were barricaded. Coalition forces returned fire using small-arms, grenades and an airstrike, ultimately killing the militants.