Combined Force Kills 2 Insurgents, Seizes Heroin

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Compiledfrom International Security Assistance Force Joint Command News Releases
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24, 2012 – An Afghanand coalition security force killed two insurgents and seized several pounds ofheroin during an operation in search of a Taliban leader in the Zharay districtof Afghanistan’s Kandahar province today, military officials reported.
As the security force approached theTaliban leader’s suspected location, an armed group of insurgents displayedhostile intent toward the Afghan and coalition troops, officials said. Thesecurity force identified the lethal threat and engaged, killing twoinsurgents.
The security force also detained foursuspected insurgents and seized a firearm as a result of the operation,officials said.
Officials said no civilians were harmedduring the operation.
In other operations today:
-- An Afghan-led, coalition-supported forcedetained some suspects during an operation to arrest a Taliban leader in theZharay district of Kandahar province. The Taliban leader is suspected of beinga specialist in the use of improvised explosive devices and is linked to IEDattacks against Afghan and coalition forces.
-- An Afghan-led, coalition-supportedforce detained some suspects and seized firearms and ammunition during anoperation to arrest a Haqqani leader in the Khost district of Khost province.The Haqqani leader is linked to IED attacks against Afghan and coalition forcesthroughout the region.
In operations yesterday:
-- A combined force arrested a seniorTaliban weapons dealer, killed an armed insurgent, detained two suspects andseized firearms in the Talah wa Barfak district of Baghlan province. Thedetained weapons dealer was a senior Taliban leader in the district’s insurgentnetwork and arranged the purchase and distribution of rocket-propelledgrenades, heavy machine guns and explosives.
 -- Afghan special police detained two suspectsand recovered a machine gun, ammunition and two chest rigs in the Narhindistrict of Baghlan province.
-- A combined force killed two armedinsurgents, including the leader of a Taliban attack cell, during a precisionairstrike in the Sayyidabad district of Wardak province.
-- An Afghan-led, coalition-supportedforce arrested a Taliban IED expert and four other suspects in the Panjwaidistrict of Kandahar province.
-- In the same district, a combinedforce detained a suspect during an operation to arrest a Taliban leader.
-- Afghan Special Police and coalitionforces seized IED-making materials, a motorcycle intended for use in a suicideIED attack, a machine gun, grenades and ammunition in the Shinkai district ofZabul province.
-- A combined force detained foursuspects and seized several firearms and IED-making components during a searchfor a senior Taliban leader in the Waghaz district of Ghazni province. TheTaliban leader is believed to be responsible for IED attacks and suicide operationsthroughout the Waghaz district, as well as commanding dozens of insurgentfighters.
In Sept. 22 operations:
-- Recruits under supervision of AfghanLocal Police and coalition forces killed a number of enemy insurgents inShaghowlay village, located in the Qara Bagh district. The police recruits andcoalition forces were fired upon while conducting a patrol through the village.After repelling the attack, the Afghan police met with a local religiousleader, who indicated the Taliban had been using a local mosque as a stagingarea for attacks. Upon inspection, the police found two rocket-propelledgrenades and a motorcycle near the mosque. An additional search yielded twoassault rifles, a machine gun, two grenades and loose ammunition. There were nocivilian causalities during the engagement.
-- Afghan Special Police and coalitionforces recovered weapons and narcotics in separate operations in Nimrozprovince. The first operation, in the Zaranji district, resulted in the seizureof 1,250 pounds of dry opium and ammonium nitrate, a banned fertilizerinsurgents use to make explosives. In the Chakhansr district, an Afghan-ledforce recovered 1,234 pounds of opium, 230 pounds of heroin and a machine gun.The combined force also detained two people suspected of moving weapons andnarcotics across southern Afghanistan. All of the drugs were destroyed.
-- In the Gardez district of Paktiaprovince, a combined force arrested a Haqqani network weapons dealer, detainedother suspects, seized weapons accessories and confiscated counterfeit IDs.
-- A combined force in the Gelandistrict of Ghazni province arrested a Taliban intelligence facilitatorsuspected of gathering information on Afghan and coalition operations andproviding it to Taliban leaders for planning and conducting insurgent attacks.