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http://www.nato.int/isaf/docu/pressreleases/2008/07-july/pr080717-333.html
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International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)
18 July 2008
PR# 2008-333
ISAF rejects Farmakan and Bakhtabad villages civilian casualty claim
KABUL, Afghanistan - ISAF has thoroughly investigated and rejects claims that ISAF forces killed more than 50 civilians in the Shindand area. The claims originated in the media from the tribal elder Haji Zalmai and District Chief Mullah Lal Muhammad who said that more than 50 civilians had reportedly been killed in the villages of Farmakan and Bakhtabad on Thursday, July 17.
Our extensive investigation reveals that the closest airstrikes carried out were 13 km to the South East of these villages.
ISAF therefore rejects these claims as baseless.
ISAF always operates giving the highest importance to protecting civilians, and deeply regrets any instances where civilians are mistakenly injured or killed.
It should never be forgotten the insurgents use indiscriminate methods which inevitably lead to deaths of many innocent Afghans.
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International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)
17 July 2008
PR# 2008-330
Combined operation kills two Taliban leaders
KABUL, Afghanistan - The Afghan National Security Forces, supported by coalition forces, have conducted a successful operation against high priority Taliban targets in the Shindand district of Herat province July 17.
During the operation two Taliban leaders, Haji Dawlat Khan and Haji Nasrullah Khan, were confirmed killed. A significant number of other insurgents were also killed.
There is no evidence of any civilian casualties or accidental damage. During the operation a number of men were discovered hand-cuffed and imprisoned in appalling conditions in one of the insurgent compounds; they are now receiving medical care.
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http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=50539
Troops Capture Five Suspected Militants, Seize Weapons in Baghdad
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, July 18, 2008 – Coalition forces detained five suspected militants and seized weapons caches in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad over the past three days, military official said.
Forces captured five suspected Iranian-backed “special groups” members during operations today in the Adhamiyah section of the capital.
Troops targeted the location of a suspected special groups financier responsible for disbursing funds for propaganda-related activities, military officials said. Coalition forces captured three suspects as they approached the target site and two additional suspects at a separate location nearby.
During operations yesterday, combined troops discovered nearly a dozen weapons caches across Baghdad. The stockpiles contained munitions and mortar rounds, grenades, homemade explosives, mines, bomb-making materials, assault rifles and ammunition, and other military equipment.
In southern Baghdad July 16, an Iraqi citizen guided soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, to three rocket-propelled grenades in the Rashid district of the Iraqi capital, a raid that occurred in conjunction with Operation Nor’easter. An explosives ordnance disposal unit hauled the munitions to a coalition forces base for destruction, military officials said.
“The 1st Brigade soldiers interact daily with the Iraqi citizens of the Rashid district,” said Army Maj. Dave Olson, a spokesman for 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, in Multinational Division Baghdad. “As part of Operation Nor’easter, we continue to provide a safe environment for the citizens of Iraq.”
(Compiled from Multinational Force Iraq and Multinational Corps Iraq news releases.)