2011-10-S-034
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
For Immediate Release
KABUL, Afghanistan (Oct. 17, 2011) — A combined Afghan and coalition security force killed two insurgents and detained multiple suspected insurgents during an operation in search of a Taliban facilitator in Kajaki district, Helmand province, Sunday. 

The facilitator coordinates shipments of explosives and weapons used to support Taliban operations in the area. 

During the operation the security force was engaged by an individual armed with an AK-47 assault rifle, assessing the direct threat the force returned fire, killing the insurgent. A second armed insurgent was killed after displaying hostile intent toward the security force.

 
Two assault rifles and an ammunition pouch were seized by the security force during the operation.