June 28: Afghan-ISAF Forces Discover Weapons Cache in Uruzgan ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan  2010-06-CA-121  For Immediate Release

KABUL, Afghanistan (June 28) - An Afghan-international security force killed several insurgents, including a Haqqani network improvised explosive device (IED) cell leader, with a precision airstrike while they placed an IED in Khost Province last night.
After international forces confirmed insurgent activity and no civilians were at risk, they called for the airstrike as the cell was emplacing the IED on a main route in Matun district.   Following the airstrike, an Afghan and international ground force went to the site north of Badi Kheyl in Khost district to inspect the area. The security force found multiple IEDs and weapons at the site as well as the IED cell leader, Satar, and several members of his cell killed by the precision strike. Satar and his cell are linked to multiple IED attacks against Afghan and international forces.
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