Posted on 05/13/2006 9:53:53 PM PDT by SandRat
WASHINGTON, May 13, 2006 – Two civilians were wounded when terrorists detonated an improvised explosive device in Langhar Village, Afghanistan, May 11. And in other news, coalition forces found a weapons cache in the Paktya province May 9, military officials in Afghanistan reported. After the IED detonated, coalition forces rushed the two citizens to a local hospital for treatment, but their condition is unknown, officials said. The explosion also damaged a taxi.
Officials said that coalition and Afghan forces continue to combat IED attacks using a three-pronged approach. It includes providing troops on the ground with the best training possible to maintain situational awareness, killing or capturing bomb makers and disrupting or eliminating their networks, and offering troops the best technology available to prevent attacks and reduce their impact.
Coalition forces confiscated the sizeable weapons cache while conducting a combat patrol in the Sayid Karam District of Paktya Province. The patrol discovered mortar rounds and recoilless rifle rounds. Half of the cache was unserviceable and destroyed at the site, officials said. The remaining munitions were turned over to the Afghan National Army.
"Recovering and disposing of these weapons increases the safety and security of Afghans, and reduces the danger in the area posed by criminals who might use those munitions indiscriminately to cause harm on the Afghan people, Afghan security forces or coalition forces," said Army Lt. Col Paul Fitzpatrick, Combined Joint Task Force - 76 spokesman.
(Compiled from Combined Forces Command Afghanistan news releases.)
The car bombs have not been as powerful lately, and casualty counts per bombing are down significantly over the last couple months. Ammo is running low, and caches are being found at an increasing rate due to more activity by Iraqi forces. I like it, I love it, I want some more of it.
Oops, hit the button before I finished. In Afghanistan, AQ is trying to mount a spring offensive, but has been kept on the defensive for the most part. I would like to see some reports on border control to stop Iran from sending over directed-charge IEDs, but not seeing anything yet.
I'm expecting more activity in Afghanistan as it becomes more difficult to operate in Iraq.
And what, pray tell do we do when we catch the would be carbombers alive with their bomb making equipment?
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