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COALITION FORCES RECOVER WEAPONS CACHES
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Posted on 01/30/2005 8:18:03 AM PST by Clive

January 30, 2005

Release Number: 05-01-119

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

COALITION FORCES RECOVER WEAPONS CACHES

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Coalition forces recovered six weapons caches Saturday.

The first weapons cache was located in Kabul Province by local Afghan police and turned over to coalition forces. The cache contained two recoilless rifle rounds, six anti-tank mines, one case of fuses, 29 rocket propelled grenade rounds, 94 82 mm mortars, 33 107 mm rockets, 42 cases of 12.7 mm rounds and 97 cases of 23 mm rounds.

Coalition forces have secured the weapons cache and will destroy it at a later date.

A second weapons cache was located by coalition forces in Salerno Province. The cache contained five 107 mm rockets, 49 anti-personnel mines, 27 boxes of 14.5 mm ammunition.

Coalition forces have secured the weapons cache.

A third weapons cache was recovered by the Afghan National Army in Shindand Province. The cache contained one Dishka heavy machine gun, one SGM light machine gun, one RP-46 medium machine gun, two RPD medium machine guns, two PPSH-41s assault rifles, six RPG rockets, 500 .51 with links, 1,000 7.62 X54R ammunition, one Dishka mount with tripod, two SGM spare barrels, two SGM tripods and one unidentified weapon mount.

Coalition forces have secured the weapons cache.

Three weapons caches were turned in to coalition forces by Afghan citizens in Chamkani Province. The caches contained 16 RPG7s, 28 cans of Dishka ammunition, 12 cans of ZKU ammunition, two cases of 82 mm mortar round fuses, 26 hand grenades, two cases (10 units per case) anti-personnel mines.

Coalition forces have secured the weapons cache.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; cache; gnfi; oef

1 posted on 01/30/2005 8:18:03 AM PST by Clive
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To: Calpernia; xzins

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2 posted on 01/30/2005 8:18:19 AM PST by Clive
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To: Clive
Thanks -- for some 'strange' reason, we don't hear very much about Afghanistan these days!

Seems the MSM has lost all interest in that country!?!

/s

3 posted on 01/30/2005 8:46:46 AM PST by Ed_in_NJ (Who killed Suzanne Coleman?)
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To: ducks1944; Ragtime Cowgirl; Alamo-Girl; TrueBeliever9; anniegetyourgun; maestro; TEXOKIE; ...
Coalition forces recovered six weapons caches Saturday.

The first weapons cache was located in Kabul Province by local Afghan police and turned over to coalition forces. The cache contained two recoilless rifle rounds, six anti-tank mines, one case of fuses, 29 rocket propelled grenade rounds, 94 82 mm mortars, 33 107 mm rockets, 42 cases of 12.7 mm rounds and 97 cases of 23 mm rounds.

4 posted on 01/30/2005 10:48:26 AM PST by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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To: Calpernia

Thanks for the ping!


5 posted on 01/30/2005 12:05:23 PM PST by Alamo-Girl
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To: Calpernia

Bump!


6 posted on 01/30/2005 12:37:48 PM PST by windchime (Hillary: "I've always been a preying person")
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Good news bump!


7 posted on 01/30/2005 1:22:02 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (A Proud member of Free Republic ~~The New Face of the Fourth Estate since 1996.)
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