COALITION FORCES KILL 10 TALIBAN
While conducting offensive operations during Operation Mountain Fury, U.S. forces killed 10 Taliban fighters in Paktika Province on Sept. 25. Coalition force troops spotted 15 extremists operating in the Sharan District and engaged with ground forces and attack helicopters. Ten insurgents are believed to have been killed. The remaining five broke contact and fled.
“Operation Mountain Fury continues to pressure the enemy to eliminate their ability to coerce and intimidate the Afghan people,” said Lt. Col. Paul Fitzpatrick, CJTF-76 spokesman. “We will continue to take the fight to the enemy and destroy them if necessary to ensure security here in Paktika and elsewhere.”
In a separate incident in Mando Zayi District, Khost Province, a suicide bomber apparently wearing an explosive vest, attacked an Afghan National Army vehicle patrol near their encampment. One U.S. Soldier received minor injuries and two vehicles were damaged. The suicide bomber died in the attack.
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