Apr. 13: Afghan-ISAF Operations in Eastern, Southern, Northern Afghanistan
NEWS RELEASE ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan  2010-04-CA-035  For Immediate Release

In Helmand yesterday, an Afghan-international security force went to an area near Wazir Kalay, in the Nahr Surkh district, after intelligence information indicated militant activity. The joint force located the man they sought. As the security force approached the him, he threatened the security force and was shot and killed. The militant was an improvised explosive device (IED) facilitator and Taliban sub-commander for the area.
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