OTAN – NATO
ISAF. INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE FORCE AFGHANISTAN
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ISAF CASUALTY
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2010-05-CA-091
For Immediate Release
KABUL, Afghanistan (May 24) - An ISAF servicemember died following an improvised explosive device attack in southern Afghanistan today.
It is ISAF policy to defer identification procedures for casualties to the relevant national authorities.
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MAY 24: AFGHAN-ISAF FORCES DISCOVER WEAPONS CACHES IN LOGAR, HELMAND
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5/23/10 ISAF Public Affairs Office
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2010-05-CA-090
For Immediate Release
KABUL, Afghanistan (May 24) - An Afghan-international security force captured a Taliban commander and several insurgents in Kandahar last night.
The combined force went to a compound in the village of Kukaran, in the Kandahar district, after intelligence information indicated insurgent activity and captured the insurgents.
The captured commander is responsible for leading Taliban fighters in southern Arghandab, coordinating attacks on coalition forces and distributing rockets, improvised explosive devices (IEDs), small arms and ammunition to fighters throughout the area.
Another joint security force found materials used to build deadly IEDs in Kunduz last night.
The combined force searched a compound in Suian, in the Chahar Darah district, after intelligence information indicated insurgent activity. During the search the force found explosive materials, a landmine, detonation cord and electrical wiring used in IEDs.
In Logar last night, an Afghan-international security force found a weapons cache and detained several suspected insurgents.
The combined force searched a compound in Qaryeh-ye Dasht, in the Charkh district, after intelligence information indicated insurgent activity, and found a cache of several rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs), multiple automatic rifles, ammunition, grenades and notes on how to conduct suicide bombings. Several suspected militants were detained for further questioning.
In Zabul last night, an Afghan-international security force searched a compound north of Kalay, in the Shah Joy district, after intelligence information indicated insurgent activity and detained a suspected militant for further questioning.
While conducting a search of a mosque in the Musa Qal'ah district of Helmand Province yesterday, a joint patrol discovered a weapons cache. After being granted permission to enter the mosque and escorted by the Afghan National Army, they found the cache consisting of multiple AK-47s, 90 kilograms (200 pounds) of home-made explosives, pressure plates and a pro-Taliban painting. The cache was removed from the mosque and destroyed.
Also in the Musa Qal'ah district yesterday, an Afghan-international patrol found a weapons cache consisting of 250 kg (550 lbs) of opium and two AK-47s with loaded magazines. Two individuals were detained for further questioning.
A joint patrol found a large weapons cache in a cave and tunnel complex in the Saji Valley of Farah Province yesterday.
The cache contained two complete 82mm mortar systems with extra tube and 34 mortar rounds. The cache also contained a 14.5mm anti-aircraft gun with 200 rounds and three spare barrels, two 82mm recoilless rifle rounds, seven RPGs, 175 mortar fuses, 14.5mm and 12.7mm ammunition, and small-arms ammunition. The cache was confiscated.
In the Kajaki district of Helmand Province yesterday, an ISAF patrol found a weapons cache consisting of two grenades, two mines, six smoke bombs and various explosive components. The cache will be destroyed.
In the Washer district of Helmand Province yesterday, an Afghan-international patrol discovered a weapons cache containing more than 1,200 machine gun rounds, three 82mm mortars and four 120mm mortars. The cache was destroyed.
No shots were fired and no Afghan civilians were harmed during any of these operation.
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MAY 23: AFGHAN-ISAF FORCES DISCOVER WEAPONS CACHES IN SOUTHERN, NORTHERN AFGHANISTAN
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5/22/10 ISAF Public Affairs Office
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2010-05-CA-089 For Immediate Release
KABUL, Afghanistan (May 23) - Several individuals suspected of insurgent activity were detained by an Afghan-international security force in Helmand Province last night.
The combined force detained the suspects while searching a series of buildings in Khan Kheyl, Lashkar Gah district, after intelligence information indicated insurgent activity.
Another Afghan-international security force captured a Taliban commander in Kandahar Province last night.
The combined force moved to a small compound northwest of Kandahar City, near the village of Bibi Hawa Kalacheh, after intelligence information confirmed insurgent activity. When confronted, the Taliban leader immediately surrendered and admitted he was the targeted insurgent.
The Taliban commander operated primarily in the southern Arghandab and Dand districts and was responsible for ambushing coalition forces with small arms, rockets and IEDs. He also supported larger operations with men and weapons.
A separate Afghan-international security force detained a suspected insurgent in Zabul last night. The combined force detained the suspect during a search of a compound in Halal Chineh, Sha Joy district, after intelligence information discovered insurgent activity.
An ISAF patrol discovered a weapons cache in the Pul-e Khumri district, Baghlan Province, yesterday. Recent heavy rains uncovered the previously buried munitions which local children discovered and reported to an ISAF patrol. The cache consisted of 20 82mm grenades, 15 mines and seven artillery rounds. The cache will be destroyed.
An ISAF patrol discovered a weapons cache consisting of four 82mm rockets, a machine gun and a rocket propelled grenade, in the Panjwa'i district, Kandahar Province, yesterday. The cache was destroyed.
No shots were fired and no Afghan citizens were harmed during any of these operations.
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MAY 22: AFGHAN-ISAF FORCES DESTROY IED FACTORY IN KANDAHAR
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/22/10 ISAF Public Affairs Office
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2010-05-CA-085
For Immediate Release
KABUL, Afghanistan (May 22) - An Afghan-international security force destroyed an explosives factory with a precision air strike in Kandahar last night.
A combined security force went to a compound in a farming area northwest of Molla Hasan Nikeh, in the Zharay district, after intelligence information indicated insurgent activity. As the joint force approached they discovered the surrounding area was heavily mined to protect the compound building. In the building the security force found a high explosives factory used by insurgents to produce material for improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and mines.
After ensuring the building was empty, it was decided the most efficient way to destroy the factory and prevent the insurgency from using the explosives against coalition forces or the Afghan people was by a precision air strike. The security force called in the strike, which destroyed the building.
No Afghan citizens were harmed during the operation.
In the Bala Baluk district of Farah Province yesterday, an ISAF patrol found eight detonation devices that link several charges to one initiator, four pressure-plate initiation devices, 20 meters of detonation cord, five remote control initiation devices and 40 battery packs. The cache was confiscated to prevent its use in IEDs.
In the Murghab district of Badghis Province yesterday, an Afghan-international patrol found two pressure-plate IEDs. The devices were destroyed in place.
In the Garm Ser district of Helmand Province yesterday, an ISAF patrol found two bags of ammonium nitrate. Ammonium nitrate is a common ingredient used in IEDs which kill many Afghan civilians each year. The material was confiscated and will be destroyed.
In the Now Zad district of Helmand Thursday, an Afghan-international patrol found two IEDs with 10 pounds of homemade explosive each. The devices were designed to detonate when stepped on. An explosive ordnance disposal team destroyed the devices.
Insurgent IEDs kill and injure numerous Afghan citizens each year. Afghan and ISAF forces are committed to providing a safe environment for the citizens of Afghanistan, and seek to find and destroy these devices.
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INSURGENT ATTACK ON KANDAHAR AIRFIELD
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5/22/10 ISAF Public Affairs Office
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2010-05-RC/S/IA/039
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (May 22) - Kandahar Airfield came under indirect fire at approximately 8 p.m. local time tonight. Five rockets were fired at the base.
The base operations centre sounded a ground attack alarm shortly after 8 p.m. A number of insurgents were attempting to enter the base on the north side. They were repelled by security forces.
The alarm has been sounding for several hours, but no insurgents have penetrated the base perimeter.
A number of ISAF personnel and civilian workers have been injured and are receiving medical treatment. There are no confirmed fatalities.
Military personnel and civilian workers on the base are being instructed to remain in safe locations as a precaution.
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ISAF CASUALTIES
http://www.isaf.nato.int/article/isaf-releases/isaf-casualties-34.html
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2010-05-CA-088
For Immediate Release
KABUL, Afghanistan (May 22) - Two ISAF servicemembers and a civilian working with ISAF died following an insurgent attack in southern Afghanistan today.
In a separate incident also in southern Afghanistan, another ISAF servicemember died following an improvised explosive device attack.
It is ISAF policy to defer identification procedures for casualties to the relevant national authorities.
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MAY 21: AFGHAN-ISAF OPERATIONS IN SOUTHERN AFGHANISTAN
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5/20/10 ISAF Public Affairs Office
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2010-05-CA-082
For Immediate Release
KABUL, Afghanistan (May 21) - An Afghan-international security force detained two militants as they pursued a Taliban commander in Kandahar last night. The combined force went to a series of compounds south of Gholam od Din Khan, in the Zharay district, after intelligence information indicated insurgent activity.
As the security team approached one of the compounds two men ran away. After a lengthy chase they were caught and told the patrol they were Pakistani fighters. They also admitted they had rocket-propelled grenades and automatic rifles hidden at another location. In Helmand last night, a combined force searched a small compound in Payan Kala, northeast of Marjah, after intelligence information indicated insurgent activity and detained several suspects for further questioning.
While patrolling in the Now Zad district of Helmand Province yesterday, an ISAF patrol found 39 large stamped, packaged bags of suspected heroin. The heroin is suspected to have a street value worth $3 million. The drugs were confiscated.
In the Nad 'Ali district of Helmand yesterday, an Afghan-international patrol discovered a weapons cache consisting of an AK-47, small-arms ammunition, five magazines and a bundle of electrical wire.
No Afghan civilians were harmed in these operations.
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ISAF HELICOPTER STRUCK BY INSURGENT FIRE
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5/20/10 ISAF Public Affairs Office
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2010-05-CA-084
For Immediate Release
KABUL, Afghanistan (May 21) - An ISAF helicopter was struck by an insurgent-fired rocket-propelled grenade today as it prepared to land at a checkpoint in Nad 'Ali.
No one was seriously injured in the attack.
The helicopter is in a secure site and the damage is being assessed.
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ISAF CASUALTY
http://www.isaf.nato.int/article/isaf-releases/isaf-casualty-88.html
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2010-05-CA-083
For Immediate Release
KABUL, Afghanistan (May 21) - An ISAF servicemember died following an IED strike in southern Afghanistan today.
It is ISAF policy to defer identification procedures for casualties to the relevant national authorities.
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AFGHAN ARMY AND ISAF PLANNING RECOVERY OPERATIONS
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5/20/10 Ministry of Defense, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan/International Security Assistance Force
Afghan MOD/ISAF
Joint News Release
2010-05-AO-081
For Immediate Release
KABUL, Afghanistan (May 20) - Aircrews from the Afghan National Army Air Corps (ANAAC) and ISAF have located the wreckage of the civilian Antonov aircraft listed as missing Monday. The ANAAC crews, flying C-27 fixed wing aircraft and Mi-17 helicopters flew numerous missions since the plane disappeared in an effort to find it. ISAF support included Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) assets, fixed-wing manned and unmanned aircraft and several helicopters.
The crash site was initially observed late Wednesday and confirmed today.
The site is located at approximately 13,500 feet (4,100m) in Shakar Darah district, Kabul Province. The Afghan authorities, supported by their ISAF partners, are planning a way ahead regarding recovery operations based on the elevation and rugged terrain.
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MAY 20: AFGHAN-ISAF OPERATIONS IN WESTERN, SOUTHERN AFGHANISTAN
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5/19/10 ISAF Public Affairs Office
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2010-05-CA-080
For Immediate Release
KABUL, Afghanistan (May 20) - An Afghan-international security force captured a senior Taliban commander and another insurgent in Baghlan last night. The combined force searched a compound in a rural area of the Baghlan-e Jadid district after intelligence information indicated insurgent activity, and captured the commander and other militant. The Taliban commander is responsible for weapons smuggling, distribution, passing intelligence reports and direct attacks on coalition forces. When he was confronted by the combined force he immediately surrendered and identified himself. Several weapons were found in the compound.
In Kandahar last night, a joint security patrol searched a compound in Bibi Hava Kalacheh, in the Kandahar district, after intelligence information indicated insurgent activity. During the search the patrol captured a Taliban commander responsible for procuring and emplacing improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and ambushes of coalition force convoys.
An Afghan National Army patrol found a weapons cache in a field in the Nad 'Ali district of Helmand Province yesterday. The cache consisted of 14 grenades, four rocket-propelled grenade boosters, 40 pull pins, 30 rounds 12.7mm ammunition, and an estimated 1,000 rounds of small-arms ammunition. An ISAF explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team destroyed the cache.
Also in the Nad 'Ali district yesterday, an Afghan-international patrol found a cache containing 150 kilograms (330 pounds) of ammonium nitrate and an AK-47 rifle with ammunition. The ammonium nitrate was destroyed and the weapon was confiscated by Afghan authorities. Ammonium nitrate is a common ingredient used in IEDs, which are responsible for many civilian injuries and deaths each year in Afghanistan.
In the Musa Qal'ah district of Helmand yesterday, a joint patrol searched a compound after intelligence information indicated insurgent activity. The patrol discovered 75 kg (165 lbs) of ammonium nitrate, a shotgun, a 22 caliber rifle with scope, along with a significant amount of heroin, hashish and opium. The owner of the cache was detained by Afghan authorities. The cache will be destroyed.
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U.S. LAUNCHES CRIMINAL PROBE INTO UNLAWFUL DEATHS OF AFGHAN CIVILIANS
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HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES FORCES AFGHANISTAN
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 20, 2010
Release Number 20100520-018
United States Forces-Afghanistan has launched a criminal investigation into allegations that a small number of U.S. Soldiers were responsible for the unlawful deaths of as many as three Afghan civilians.
There are also allegations of illegal drug use, assault and conspiracy.
No charges have been preferred at this time; however, one soldier has been placed in pre-trial confinement.
The Army’s Criminal Investigation Command initiated their investigation after receiving credible information from the Soldiers’ unit earlier this month.
USFOR-A is committed to the security and safety of the Afghan population and will ensure any crimes are investigated fully and those responsible will be held accountable.
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ISAF CASUALTY
http://www.isaf.nato.int/article/isaf-releases/isaf-casualty-84.html
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2010-05-CA-077
For Immediate Release
KABUL, Afghanistan (May 19) - An ISAF servicemember died following an improvised explosive device attack in southern Afghanistan today.
It is ISAF policy to defer identification procedures for casualties to the relevant national authorities.
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MAY 19: ISAF FORCES DISCOVER WEAPONS CACHE IN HELMAND PROVINCE
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5/18/10 ISAF Public Affairs Office
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2010-05-CA-076
For Immediate Release
KABUL, Afghanistan (May 19) - Several suspected militants were detained by an Afghan-international security force in Kandahar Province last night.
The combined force searched a compound in Kuh-e Kabutor Khan, in the Zharay district, after intelligence information indicated insurgent activity, and detained the suspects for further questioning.
No shots were fired and no Afghan civilians were harmed during the operation.
ISAF forces engaged a large group of insurgents who had attacked Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) in the Murghab district of Badghis Province yesterday. During the fighting, which lasted several hours, Afghan and international forces fired several mortar rounds and dropped two precision-guided munitions on insurgent positions.
Multiple insurgents were killed and wounded. There were no ISAF or ANSF casualties in the engagement.
No Afghan civilians were harmed in the operation.
In the Kajaki district of Helmand Province yesterday, an ISAF patrol discovered a weapons cache consisting of four grenades, 375 kilograms (826 pounds) of small-arms munitions, two 40mm rounds and five mini flares. The cache was destroyed.
In the Musa Qalah district of Helmand yesterday, an Afghan-international patrol found several daisy-chained improvised explosive devices (IEDs) with various amounts of homemade explosives. An explosive ordnance disposal team destroyed the devices.
An ANSF patrol found a cache containing 16 pieces of unexploded ordnance in the Nahr-e Shahi district of Balkh Province yesterday. The cache will be destroyed.
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UPDATE: EXPLOSION IN KABUL
http://www.isaf.nato.int/article/isaf-releases/update-explosion-in-kabul.html
5/17/10 ISAF Public Affairs Office
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2010-05-CA-072-UPDATE
For Immediate Release
KABUL, Afghanistan (May 18) - Six international servicemembers were killed and several wounded when a suicide vehicle-born improvised explosive device exploded near an ISAF convoy and civilian vehicles travelling on Darulaman Road in Kabul this morning.
Numerous Afghan civilians were also killed and injured in the indiscriminate attack.
The injured have been evacuated to medical treatment facilities.
"ISAF strongly condemns the attack on civilians and ISAF Forces. This sort of desperate brutality and aggression reminds us of the pessimism of an enemy who seek to kill the innocent and to stop the progress necessary for a better Afghanistan. This will not deter us from our mission of securing a better future for this country," said Brig. Gen. Josef Blotz, ISAF Spokesperson.
The explosion additionally damaged five ISAF vehicles and more than a dozen civilian vehicles.
ISAF is assisting the Afghan National Security Forces in securing the area and investigating the incident.
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MAY. 18: ISAF FORCES DISCOVER WEAPONS CACHE IN SOUTHERN AFGHANISTAN
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5/17/10 ISAF Public Affairs Office
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2010-05-CA-073
For Immediate Release
KABUL, Afghanistan (May 18) - In the Tarin Kot district of Uruzgan Province yesterday, an ISAF patrol discovered a weapons cache consisting of three rifles, a rocket-propelled grenade fuel cell, two recoilless rifle rounds, a machine gun and a pair of binoculars. The items were confiscated for exploitation.
An Afghan-international security patrol discovered 23 kilograms (50 pounds) of wet opium while conducting a search of a compound in the Nad-e Ali district of Helmand Province yesterday. The drugs were confiscated and will be destroyed.
In the Baraki Barak district of Logar Province yesterday, a joint patrol found an improvised explosive device (IED) consisting of four recoilless rifle rounds and a mortar. They also found an IED nearby with recoilless rifle rounds and homemade explosives. An explosive ordnance disposal team destroyed the IEDs.
An Afghan-international patrol in the Now Zad district of Helmand yesterday, found a cache containing 68 kg (150 lbs) of a substance believed to be ammonium nitrate. The material was destroyed.
In the Kunduz district of Kunduz Province yesterday, Afghan children led an ISAF patrol to an 82mm high explosive mortar round. The round was destroyed.
No Afghan civilians were harmed in these operations.
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ISAF CASUALTY
http://www.isaf.nato.int/article/isaf-releases/isaf-casualty.html
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2010-05-CA-074
For Immediate Release
KABUL, Afghanistan (May 18) - An ISAF servicemember died following an improvised explosive device attack in southern Afghanistan today.
It is ISAF policy to defer identification procedures for casualties to the relevant national authorities.
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ISAF CASUALTY
http://www.isaf.nato.int/article/isaf-releases/isaf-casualty-54.html
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2010-05-CA-075
For Immediate Release
KABUL, Afghanistan (May 18) - An ISAF servicemember died following a small-arms attack in southern Afghanistan today.
It is ISAF policy to defer identification procedures for casualties to the relevant national authorities.
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PILOTS' ACTIONS SAVE A LIFE
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5/17/10 ISAF Public Affairs Office
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2010-05-CA-067
For Immediate Release
KABUL, Afghanistan (May 17) - During a recent engagement, ISAF aircrews providing armed overwatch for coalition forces operating in Kunduz Province, April 10, observed insurgents carrying weapons in the vicinity of friendly forces. After positive identification was achieved, the pilots in U.S. Air Force F-16Cs were approved to engage the insurgents with a bombing run.
While preparing to strike the insurgents, one of the pilots observed an Afghan citizen walking in the target area accompanied by a goat. The pilot declared "abort," and the aircraft were called off the target to prevent a possible civilian casualty. The pilots waited until the citizen was safely out of the target area and then engaged the insurgents with strafing runs to eliminate the threat to friendly forces.
Protecting the Afghan population remains the top priority of all ISAF activities in Afghanistan.
To see the video, which includes the audio transmissions between the pilots and joint tactical air controller on the ground, go to (lien sur le site):
Digital Video & Imagery Distribution System
ISAF's YouTube Channel
ISAF. INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE FORCE AFGHANISTAN
http://www.isaf.nato.int/article/isaf-releases/isaf-casualty-92.html
ISAF CASUALTY
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2010-05-CA-091
For Immediate Release
KABUL, Afghanistan (May 24) - An ISAF servicemember died following an improvised explosive device attack in southern Afghanistan today.
It is ISAF policy to defer identification procedures for casualties to the relevant national authorities.
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MAY 24: AFGHAN-ISAF FORCES DISCOVER WEAPONS CACHES IN LOGAR, HELMAND
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5/23/10 ISAF Public Affairs Office
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2010-05-CA-090
For Immediate Release
KABUL, Afghanistan (May 24) - An Afghan-international security force captured a Taliban commander and several insurgents in Kandahar last night.
The combined force went to a compound in the village of Kukaran, in the Kandahar district, after intelligence information indicated insurgent activity and captured the insurgents.
The captured commander is responsible for leading Taliban fighters in southern Arghandab, coordinating attacks on coalition forces and distributing rockets, improvised explosive devices (IEDs), small arms and ammunition to fighters throughout the area.
Another joint security force found materials used to build deadly IEDs in Kunduz last night.
The combined force searched a compound in Suian, in the Chahar Darah district, after intelligence information indicated insurgent activity. During the search the force found explosive materials, a landmine, detonation cord and electrical wiring used in IEDs.
In Logar last night, an Afghan-international security force found a weapons cache and detained several suspected insurgents.
The combined force searched a compound in Qaryeh-ye Dasht, in the Charkh district, after intelligence information indicated insurgent activity, and found a cache of several rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs), multiple automatic rifles, ammunition, grenades and notes on how to conduct suicide bombings. Several suspected militants were detained for further questioning.
In Zabul last night, an Afghan-international security force searched a compound north of Kalay, in the Shah Joy district, after intelligence information indicated insurgent activity and detained a suspected militant for further questioning.
While conducting a search of a mosque in the Musa Qal'ah district of Helmand Province yesterday, a joint patrol discovered a weapons cache. After being granted permission to enter the mosque and escorted by the Afghan National Army, they found the cache consisting of multiple AK-47s, 90 kilograms (200 pounds) of home-made explosives, pressure plates and a pro-Taliban painting. The cache was removed from the mosque and destroyed.
Also in the Musa Qal'ah district yesterday, an Afghan-international patrol found a weapons cache consisting of 250 kg (550 lbs) of opium and two AK-47s with loaded magazines. Two individuals were detained for further questioning.
A joint patrol found a large weapons cache in a cave and tunnel complex in the Saji Valley of Farah Province yesterday.
The cache contained two complete 82mm mortar systems with extra tube and 34 mortar rounds. The cache also contained a 14.5mm anti-aircraft gun with 200 rounds and three spare barrels, two 82mm recoilless rifle rounds, seven RPGs, 175 mortar fuses, 14.5mm and 12.7mm ammunition, and small-arms ammunition. The cache was confiscated.
In the Kajaki district of Helmand Province yesterday, an ISAF patrol found a weapons cache consisting of two grenades, two mines, six smoke bombs and various explosive components. The cache will be destroyed.
In the Washer district of Helmand Province yesterday, an Afghan-international patrol discovered a weapons cache containing more than 1,200 machine gun rounds, three 82mm mortars and four 120mm mortars. The cache was destroyed.
No shots were fired and no Afghan civilians were harmed during any of these operation.
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MAY 23: AFGHAN-ISAF FORCES DISCOVER WEAPONS CACHES IN SOUTHERN, NORTHERN AFGHANISTAN
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5/22/10 ISAF Public Affairs Office
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2010-05-CA-089 For Immediate Release
KABUL, Afghanistan (May 23) - Several individuals suspected of insurgent activity were detained by an Afghan-international security force in Helmand Province last night.
The combined force detained the suspects while searching a series of buildings in Khan Kheyl, Lashkar Gah district, after intelligence information indicated insurgent activity.
Another Afghan-international security force captured a Taliban commander in Kandahar Province last night.
The combined force moved to a small compound northwest of Kandahar City, near the village of Bibi Hawa Kalacheh, after intelligence information confirmed insurgent activity. When confronted, the Taliban leader immediately surrendered and admitted he was the targeted insurgent.
The Taliban commander operated primarily in the southern Arghandab and Dand districts and was responsible for ambushing coalition forces with small arms, rockets and IEDs. He also supported larger operations with men and weapons.
A separate Afghan-international security force detained a suspected insurgent in Zabul last night. The combined force detained the suspect during a search of a compound in Halal Chineh, Sha Joy district, after intelligence information discovered insurgent activity.
An ISAF patrol discovered a weapons cache in the Pul-e Khumri district, Baghlan Province, yesterday. Recent heavy rains uncovered the previously buried munitions which local children discovered and reported to an ISAF patrol. The cache consisted of 20 82mm grenades, 15 mines and seven artillery rounds. The cache will be destroyed.
An ISAF patrol discovered a weapons cache consisting of four 82mm rockets, a machine gun and a rocket propelled grenade, in the Panjwa'i district, Kandahar Province, yesterday. The cache was destroyed.
No shots were fired and no Afghan citizens were harmed during any of these operations.
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MAY 22: AFGHAN-ISAF FORCES DESTROY IED FACTORY IN KANDAHAR
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/22/10 ISAF Public Affairs Office
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2010-05-CA-085
For Immediate Release
KABUL, Afghanistan (May 22) - An Afghan-international security force destroyed an explosives factory with a precision air strike in Kandahar last night.
A combined security force went to a compound in a farming area northwest of Molla Hasan Nikeh, in the Zharay district, after intelligence information indicated insurgent activity. As the joint force approached they discovered the surrounding area was heavily mined to protect the compound building. In the building the security force found a high explosives factory used by insurgents to produce material for improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and mines.
After ensuring the building was empty, it was decided the most efficient way to destroy the factory and prevent the insurgency from using the explosives against coalition forces or the Afghan people was by a precision air strike. The security force called in the strike, which destroyed the building.
No Afghan citizens were harmed during the operation.
In the Bala Baluk district of Farah Province yesterday, an ISAF patrol found eight detonation devices that link several charges to one initiator, four pressure-plate initiation devices, 20 meters of detonation cord, five remote control initiation devices and 40 battery packs. The cache was confiscated to prevent its use in IEDs.
In the Murghab district of Badghis Province yesterday, an Afghan-international patrol found two pressure-plate IEDs. The devices were destroyed in place.
In the Garm Ser district of Helmand Province yesterday, an ISAF patrol found two bags of ammonium nitrate. Ammonium nitrate is a common ingredient used in IEDs which kill many Afghan civilians each year. The material was confiscated and will be destroyed.
In the Now Zad district of Helmand Thursday, an Afghan-international patrol found two IEDs with 10 pounds of homemade explosive each. The devices were designed to detonate when stepped on. An explosive ordnance disposal team destroyed the devices.
Insurgent IEDs kill and injure numerous Afghan citizens each year. Afghan and ISAF forces are committed to providing a safe environment for the citizens of Afghanistan, and seek to find and destroy these devices.
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INSURGENT ATTACK ON KANDAHAR AIRFIELD
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5/22/10 ISAF Public Affairs Office
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2010-05-RC/S/IA/039
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (May 22) - Kandahar Airfield came under indirect fire at approximately 8 p.m. local time tonight. Five rockets were fired at the base.
The base operations centre sounded a ground attack alarm shortly after 8 p.m. A number of insurgents were attempting to enter the base on the north side. They were repelled by security forces.
The alarm has been sounding for several hours, but no insurgents have penetrated the base perimeter.
A number of ISAF personnel and civilian workers have been injured and are receiving medical treatment. There are no confirmed fatalities.
Military personnel and civilian workers on the base are being instructed to remain in safe locations as a precaution.
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ISAF CASUALTIES
http://www.isaf.nato.int/article/isaf-releases/isaf-casualties-34.html
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2010-05-CA-088
For Immediate Release
KABUL, Afghanistan (May 22) - Two ISAF servicemembers and a civilian working with ISAF died following an insurgent attack in southern Afghanistan today.
In a separate incident also in southern Afghanistan, another ISAF servicemember died following an improvised explosive device attack.
It is ISAF policy to defer identification procedures for casualties to the relevant national authorities.
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MAY 21: AFGHAN-ISAF OPERATIONS IN SOUTHERN AFGHANISTAN
http://www.isaf.nato.int/article/isaf-releases/may-21-afghan-isaf-operations-in-southern-afghanistan.html
5/20/10 ISAF Public Affairs Office
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2010-05-CA-082
For Immediate Release
KABUL, Afghanistan (May 21) - An Afghan-international security force detained two militants as they pursued a Taliban commander in Kandahar last night. The combined force went to a series of compounds south of Gholam od Din Khan, in the Zharay district, after intelligence information indicated insurgent activity.
As the security team approached one of the compounds two men ran away. After a lengthy chase they were caught and told the patrol they were Pakistani fighters. They also admitted they had rocket-propelled grenades and automatic rifles hidden at another location. In Helmand last night, a combined force searched a small compound in Payan Kala, northeast of Marjah, after intelligence information indicated insurgent activity and detained several suspects for further questioning.
While patrolling in the Now Zad district of Helmand Province yesterday, an ISAF patrol found 39 large stamped, packaged bags of suspected heroin. The heroin is suspected to have a street value worth $3 million. The drugs were confiscated.
In the Nad 'Ali district of Helmand yesterday, an Afghan-international patrol discovered a weapons cache consisting of an AK-47, small-arms ammunition, five magazines and a bundle of electrical wire.
No Afghan civilians were harmed in these operations.
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ISAF HELICOPTER STRUCK BY INSURGENT FIRE
http://www.isaf.nato.int/article/isaf-releases/isaf-helicopter-struck-by-insurgent-fire.html
5/20/10 ISAF Public Affairs Office
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2010-05-CA-084
For Immediate Release
KABUL, Afghanistan (May 21) - An ISAF helicopter was struck by an insurgent-fired rocket-propelled grenade today as it prepared to land at a checkpoint in Nad 'Ali.
No one was seriously injured in the attack.
The helicopter is in a secure site and the damage is being assessed.
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ISAF CASUALTY
http://www.isaf.nato.int/article/isaf-releases/isaf-casualty-88.html
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2010-05-CA-083
For Immediate Release
KABUL, Afghanistan (May 21) - An ISAF servicemember died following an IED strike in southern Afghanistan today.
It is ISAF policy to defer identification procedures for casualties to the relevant national authorities.
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AFGHAN ARMY AND ISAF PLANNING RECOVERY OPERATIONS
http://www.isaf.nato.int/article/isaf-releases/afghan-army-and-isaf-planning-recovery-operations.html
5/20/10 Ministry of Defense, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan/International Security Assistance Force
Afghan MOD/ISAF
Joint News Release
2010-05-AO-081
For Immediate Release
KABUL, Afghanistan (May 20) - Aircrews from the Afghan National Army Air Corps (ANAAC) and ISAF have located the wreckage of the civilian Antonov aircraft listed as missing Monday. The ANAAC crews, flying C-27 fixed wing aircraft and Mi-17 helicopters flew numerous missions since the plane disappeared in an effort to find it. ISAF support included Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) assets, fixed-wing manned and unmanned aircraft and several helicopters.
The crash site was initially observed late Wednesday and confirmed today.
The site is located at approximately 13,500 feet (4,100m) in Shakar Darah district, Kabul Province. The Afghan authorities, supported by their ISAF partners, are planning a way ahead regarding recovery operations based on the elevation and rugged terrain.
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MAY 20: AFGHAN-ISAF OPERATIONS IN WESTERN, SOUTHERN AFGHANISTAN
http://www.isaf.nato.int/article/isaf-releases/may-20.html
5/19/10 ISAF Public Affairs Office
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2010-05-CA-080
For Immediate Release
KABUL, Afghanistan (May 20) - An Afghan-international security force captured a senior Taliban commander and another insurgent in Baghlan last night. The combined force searched a compound in a rural area of the Baghlan-e Jadid district after intelligence information indicated insurgent activity, and captured the commander and other militant. The Taliban commander is responsible for weapons smuggling, distribution, passing intelligence reports and direct attacks on coalition forces. When he was confronted by the combined force he immediately surrendered and identified himself. Several weapons were found in the compound.
In Kandahar last night, a joint security patrol searched a compound in Bibi Hava Kalacheh, in the Kandahar district, after intelligence information indicated insurgent activity. During the search the patrol captured a Taliban commander responsible for procuring and emplacing improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and ambushes of coalition force convoys.
An Afghan National Army patrol found a weapons cache in a field in the Nad 'Ali district of Helmand Province yesterday. The cache consisted of 14 grenades, four rocket-propelled grenade boosters, 40 pull pins, 30 rounds 12.7mm ammunition, and an estimated 1,000 rounds of small-arms ammunition. An ISAF explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team destroyed the cache.
Also in the Nad 'Ali district yesterday, an Afghan-international patrol found a cache containing 150 kilograms (330 pounds) of ammonium nitrate and an AK-47 rifle with ammunition. The ammonium nitrate was destroyed and the weapon was confiscated by Afghan authorities. Ammonium nitrate is a common ingredient used in IEDs, which are responsible for many civilian injuries and deaths each year in Afghanistan.
In the Musa Qal'ah district of Helmand yesterday, a joint patrol searched a compound after intelligence information indicated insurgent activity. The patrol discovered 75 kg (165 lbs) of ammonium nitrate, a shotgun, a 22 caliber rifle with scope, along with a significant amount of heroin, hashish and opium. The owner of the cache was detained by Afghan authorities. The cache will be destroyed.
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U.S. LAUNCHES CRIMINAL PROBE INTO UNLAWFUL DEATHS OF AFGHAN CIVILIANS
http://www.isaf.nato.int/article/isaf-releases/u.s.-launches-criminal-probe-into-unlawful-deaths-of-afghan-civilians.html
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES FORCES AFGHANISTAN
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 20, 2010
Release Number 20100520-018
United States Forces-Afghanistan has launched a criminal investigation into allegations that a small number of U.S. Soldiers were responsible for the unlawful deaths of as many as three Afghan civilians.
There are also allegations of illegal drug use, assault and conspiracy.
No charges have been preferred at this time; however, one soldier has been placed in pre-trial confinement.
The Army’s Criminal Investigation Command initiated their investigation after receiving credible information from the Soldiers’ unit earlier this month.
USFOR-A is committed to the security and safety of the Afghan population and will ensure any crimes are investigated fully and those responsible will be held accountable.
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ISAF CASUALTY
http://www.isaf.nato.int/article/isaf-releases/isaf-casualty-84.html
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2010-05-CA-077
For Immediate Release
KABUL, Afghanistan (May 19) - An ISAF servicemember died following an improvised explosive device attack in southern Afghanistan today.
It is ISAF policy to defer identification procedures for casualties to the relevant national authorities.
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MAY 19: ISAF FORCES DISCOVER WEAPONS CACHE IN HELMAND PROVINCE
http://www.isaf.nato.int/article/isaf-releases/may-19-isaf-forces-discover-weapons-cache-in-helmand-province.html
5/18/10 ISAF Public Affairs Office
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2010-05-CA-076
For Immediate Release
KABUL, Afghanistan (May 19) - Several suspected militants were detained by an Afghan-international security force in Kandahar Province last night.
The combined force searched a compound in Kuh-e Kabutor Khan, in the Zharay district, after intelligence information indicated insurgent activity, and detained the suspects for further questioning.
No shots were fired and no Afghan civilians were harmed during the operation.
ISAF forces engaged a large group of insurgents who had attacked Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) in the Murghab district of Badghis Province yesterday. During the fighting, which lasted several hours, Afghan and international forces fired several mortar rounds and dropped two precision-guided munitions on insurgent positions.
Multiple insurgents were killed and wounded. There were no ISAF or ANSF casualties in the engagement.
No Afghan civilians were harmed in the operation.
In the Kajaki district of Helmand Province yesterday, an ISAF patrol discovered a weapons cache consisting of four grenades, 375 kilograms (826 pounds) of small-arms munitions, two 40mm rounds and five mini flares. The cache was destroyed.
In the Musa Qalah district of Helmand yesterday, an Afghan-international patrol found several daisy-chained improvised explosive devices (IEDs) with various amounts of homemade explosives. An explosive ordnance disposal team destroyed the devices.
An ANSF patrol found a cache containing 16 pieces of unexploded ordnance in the Nahr-e Shahi district of Balkh Province yesterday. The cache will be destroyed.
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UPDATE: EXPLOSION IN KABUL
http://www.isaf.nato.int/article/isaf-releases/update-explosion-in-kabul.html
5/17/10 ISAF Public Affairs Office
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2010-05-CA-072-UPDATE
For Immediate Release
KABUL, Afghanistan (May 18) - Six international servicemembers were killed and several wounded when a suicide vehicle-born improvised explosive device exploded near an ISAF convoy and civilian vehicles travelling on Darulaman Road in Kabul this morning.
Numerous Afghan civilians were also killed and injured in the indiscriminate attack.
The injured have been evacuated to medical treatment facilities.
"ISAF strongly condemns the attack on civilians and ISAF Forces. This sort of desperate brutality and aggression reminds us of the pessimism of an enemy who seek to kill the innocent and to stop the progress necessary for a better Afghanistan. This will not deter us from our mission of securing a better future for this country," said Brig. Gen. Josef Blotz, ISAF Spokesperson.
The explosion additionally damaged five ISAF vehicles and more than a dozen civilian vehicles.
ISAF is assisting the Afghan National Security Forces in securing the area and investigating the incident.
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MAY. 18: ISAF FORCES DISCOVER WEAPONS CACHE IN SOUTHERN AFGHANISTAN
http://www.isaf.nato.int/article/isaf-releases/may.-18-isaf-forces-discover-weapons-cache-in-southern-afghanistan.html
5/17/10 ISAF Public Affairs Office
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2010-05-CA-073
For Immediate Release
KABUL, Afghanistan (May 18) - In the Tarin Kot district of Uruzgan Province yesterday, an ISAF patrol discovered a weapons cache consisting of three rifles, a rocket-propelled grenade fuel cell, two recoilless rifle rounds, a machine gun and a pair of binoculars. The items were confiscated for exploitation.
An Afghan-international security patrol discovered 23 kilograms (50 pounds) of wet opium while conducting a search of a compound in the Nad-e Ali district of Helmand Province yesterday. The drugs were confiscated and will be destroyed.
In the Baraki Barak district of Logar Province yesterday, a joint patrol found an improvised explosive device (IED) consisting of four recoilless rifle rounds and a mortar. They also found an IED nearby with recoilless rifle rounds and homemade explosives. An explosive ordnance disposal team destroyed the IEDs.
An Afghan-international patrol in the Now Zad district of Helmand yesterday, found a cache containing 68 kg (150 lbs) of a substance believed to be ammonium nitrate. The material was destroyed.
In the Kunduz district of Kunduz Province yesterday, Afghan children led an ISAF patrol to an 82mm high explosive mortar round. The round was destroyed.
No Afghan civilians were harmed in these operations.
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ISAF CASUALTY
http://www.isaf.nato.int/article/isaf-releases/isaf-casualty.html
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2010-05-CA-074
For Immediate Release
KABUL, Afghanistan (May 18) - An ISAF servicemember died following an improvised explosive device attack in southern Afghanistan today.
It is ISAF policy to defer identification procedures for casualties to the relevant national authorities.
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ISAF CASUALTY
http://www.isaf.nato.int/article/isaf-releases/isaf-casualty-54.html
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2010-05-CA-075
For Immediate Release
KABUL, Afghanistan (May 18) - An ISAF servicemember died following a small-arms attack in southern Afghanistan today.
It is ISAF policy to defer identification procedures for casualties to the relevant national authorities.
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PILOTS' ACTIONS SAVE A LIFE
http://www.isaf.nato.int/article/isaf-releases/pilots-actions-save-a-life.html
5/17/10 ISAF Public Affairs Office
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2010-05-CA-067
For Immediate Release
KABUL, Afghanistan (May 17) - During a recent engagement, ISAF aircrews providing armed overwatch for coalition forces operating in Kunduz Province, April 10, observed insurgents carrying weapons in the vicinity of friendly forces. After positive identification was achieved, the pilots in U.S. Air Force F-16Cs were approved to engage the insurgents with a bombing run.
While preparing to strike the insurgents, one of the pilots observed an Afghan citizen walking in the target area accompanied by a goat. The pilot declared "abort," and the aircraft were called off the target to prevent a possible civilian casualty. The pilots waited until the citizen was safely out of the target area and then engaged the insurgents with strafing runs to eliminate the threat to friendly forces.
Protecting the Afghan population remains the top priority of all ISAF activities in Afghanistan.
To see the video, which includes the audio transmissions between the pilots and joint tactical air controller on the ground, go to (lien sur le site):
Digital Video & Imagery Distribution System
ISAF's YouTube Channel
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Anti-Tank Mine in Afghanistan "Frustrated, step here"
