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IED Cell Nabbed
Afghan National Police (ANP) and International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) captured two insurgents connected with the Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device attack which killed two U.S. Soldiers in Khowst district on 10 February. During the operation in the Tirzaye District, the combined force searched the compound revealing one set of U.S. uniforms, night vision equipment, a mobile phone, rifle, pistol and two bags containing documents. “The ANP and ISAF elements had cordoned off the area and the insurgents were asked to surrender, which they did,†said U.S. Army Maj. Patrick Seiber, in Khowst Province. “There were no shots fired.†Four women and five children were present and unharmed during the operation. ISAF … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, War on Terror
More Talibs Toe Tagged
International Security Assistance Forces killed several militants after a mounted patrol was attacked in Khowst province yesterday [January 21 2009]. ISAF forces were attacked by a large number of insurgents. The ISAF patrol fired back in response and called in attack helicopters and close-air support. Upon positive identification of insurgent forces, the close-air support engaged the enemy. Helicopters fired multiple munitions killing the remaining insurgents from the initial attack. ISAF servicemembers from a nearby operating base assessed the scene confirming a total of 22 insurgents killed in the remote area. There were no civilians in the area and no damage to structures in the vicinity. ISAF … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Terrorist Death Watch, War on Terror
Combined Forces Save Civilians in Afghanistan
Afghan army commandos and their coalition partners killed four militants while simultaneously protecting nearly 90 civilians in an early morning operation today in western Afghanistan, military officials reported. The combined forces were conducting a raid on a compound, targeting a Taliban commander in Farah province’s Dowlatabad village when they received fire from several enemy fighting positions. The combined forces quickly returned fire and also established a security perimeter to protect the civilians, who included 30 children, officials said. The exchange of fire resulted in the deaths of four enemy fighters who local residents confirmed were Taliban militants. During the search for more militants, commandos discovered a fully operational explosive device in a local mosque. Commandos removed the bomb and destroyed it. The detonation caused minor damage to the mosque’s exterior wall, for which … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Terrorist Death Watch, War on Terror
Afghan forces defeat insurgents in Khowst
Afghan National Security Forces fought off several insurgents in the Bak district of Khowst province August 20. The insurgents attacked a group of construction workers. Citizens from a nearby village notified the district centre, and ANSF responded to the site and engaged the militants. And ISAF ground element responded to assist the ANSF, and U.S. forces sent attack helicopters. More than a dozen insurgents died during the fighting. This incident is still under investigation. ISAF … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Terrorist Death Watch, War on Terror
6 suicide bombers die in unsuccessful attack
Seven insurgents, six of which were suicide bombers, are dead after an unsuccessful second attack on a U.S. base in Khowst Province on August 19. Forces from the base interdicted the insurgent attack approximately 1,000 meters outside of the base perimeter. ISAF forces on the base had before identified a group of insurgents posturing to attack the base and engaged them with small arms fire. Helicopters arrived on station soon after and engaged these insurgents as they attempted to flee from the scene. Three of the insurgents killed themselves by detonating their suicide vests. ISAF forces killed three other suicide bombers before they could detonate their vests. There were no ISAF casualties in the attack. Today’s attack follows multiple attempted vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) attacks on the base yesterday, where insurgents detonated … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, War on Terror
Insurgents Killed in Double-digits
Afghan National Police and ISAF forces repelled about 100 insurgents today [July 27 2008] in the Spera district centre of Khowst. At about 2 a.m., insurgents attacked the ANP in the district centre with small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades. ISAF units responded to help the ANP. Together, the ANP and ISAF units surrounded the insurgents and called for air strikes consisting of heavy machine gun fire from helicopters. Some insurgents attempted to take cover in a nearby building that helicopters then struck with missiles. ANP and ISAF continued to engage the insurgents in a fire fight from the ground and air until the early morning hours. Initial reports indicate that a small number of ANP officers have been killed and wounded and the number of insurgents killed is in double-digit figures. ISAF … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Terrorist Death Watch, War on Terror
Teamwork Thwarts Taliban Safe Haven
Coalition forces and Afghanistan national police have been teaming up to infiltrate anti-Afghan cells in the Khowst province, proving how effective combined-joint information and assets can be. Army 1st Lt. Shane Oravsky, Delta Company’s 3rd Platoon leader, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, Combined Task Force Currahee, teamed up with Shambawat checkpoint commander Arafatullah on the mission. The ANP have had an enormous amount of success in ensuring their area of operation is no longer considered a safe zone for extremists, or an easy supply route for enemy weapons from Pakistan. “(This) area of operation is pretty quiet on its own because it has been considered a safe zone that enemy insurgents can move into and stage attacks elsewhere within the brigade’s area of operation,†said Capt. Nicholas Howard, company commander. “They have very … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, War on Terror
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