Feb. 20: Afghan-ISAF Forces Search Compounds in Helmand, Kandahar
NEWS RELEASE ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2010-02-CA-098 For Immediate Release

KABUL, Afghanistan (Feb. 20) - An Afghan-international security force searched a vehicle and compound near Shiray in Helmand's Kajaki district after intelligence information indicated militant activity.
Several weapons were observed in the vehicle as the joint force approached and one of the occupants pointed a weapon at the security force. The security force engaged the vehicle, killing several militants. A search of the car revealed multiple AK-47s, a PKM machine gun and a rocket-propelled grenade launcher.
A nearby compound associated with the vehicle was also searched, resulting in the discovery of several more RPG rounds, grenades, chest racks and a handheld radio of a type often used by insurgents for communications. Several suspected militants in the compound were also detained.
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