Posted on 08/02/2011 3:29:20 PM PDT by SandRat
KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 2, 2011 A combined Afghan and coalition security force detained multiple suspected insurgents while searching for a Haqqani terrorist network leader in the Mata Khan district of Afghanistans Paktika province yesterday, military officials reported.
The target of the search is responsible for kidnappings and for attacks against Afghan forces, officials said.
While searching the area, the security force confiscated a machine gun, grenades, assault rifles, bomb-making materials and chest racks.
In other operations yesterday around Afghanistan:
-- A combined force in Baghlan provinces Pul-e Khumri district detained a Taliban leader who directed suicide-bomb attacks against Afghan and coalition forces.
-- In Helmand provinces Kajaki district, a combined force detained a suspected insurgent while searching for a man who directs Taliban operations in the area.
-- A combined force detained several suspected insurgents in Helmands Washer district while searching for a man who leads a Taliban roadside-bomb cell in Kandahar province.
-- Also in Helmand province, a combined patrol detained two suspected insurgents in Nahr-e Saraj while searching for a Taliban leader who builds roadside bombs and provides logistical support to other Taliban chiefs in the area.
-- A combined force detained a Haqqani network facilitator responsible for coordinating roadside-bomb attacks, along with several other suspected insurgents, in Khost provinces Terayzai district.
-- In Paktia provinces Zurmat district, a combined force detained a suspected insurgent while searching for a Haqqani network leader who directs attacks against Afghan and coalition forces.
-- A combined force in Nangarhar provinces Hisarak district killed an insurgent after the man attacked them during a search for the Taliban-appointed governing official for operations in the district. He is responsible for the movement of foreign fighters and weapons used in attacks against Afghan and coalition forces.
-- In Wardak provinces Nerkh district, a combined force detained multiple suspected insurgents while searching for a man who provides direct support to senior Hezb-E Islami Gulbuddin terrorist organization leaders.
Great post with the cartoon of our Clueless-in-Chief. Can someone explain why we are “detaining” Taliban fighters who are killing our troops?? Are we at war or not? Are our troops under order not to fire their weapons? How about fewer detainees and more Taliban KIA’s.
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