ISAF Joint Command Operational Update April 6, 2011
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2011-04-S-015 For Immediate Release  KABUL, Afghanistan (April 6, 2011) – International Security Assistance Forces repelled an insurgent attack on an ISAF base yesterday, killing numerous insurgents and wounding another in eastern Afghanistan.  The failed attack, consisting of rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire, occurred at a forward operating base in Beshud district, Nangarhar province. Coalition forces repelled the attack with small-arms and an air weapons team. After gaining positive identification, the air weapons team engaged the enemy position, killing numerous insurgents and forcing the others to flee.  After the failed attack, coalition forces detained one wounded insurgent and retrieved multiple automatic weapons, 400 7.62 mm rounds, one mortar tube, two RPG launchers and 19 RPG rounds. There were no ISAF casualties.
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