ISAF Joint Command- Afghanistan
2011-07-S-085
For Immediate Release

KABUL, Afghanistan (July 31, 2011)
A combined Afghan and coalition force conducted a security operation which resulted in the detention of several suspected insurgents and the death of a local national in Dowlat district, Laghman province, yesterday. The target of this operation was a Taliban facilitator who coordinates attacks against Afghan and coalition security forces.

While conducting the search, the security force attempted to clear a compound associated with the individual. The force called for all building occupants to exit the buildings peacefully. All women and children exited the building. Two males were non-compliant and remained inside the building. Local national females assisted the security force in calling for the men to exit the building, but the individuals refused to leave.

Following numerous attempts to have the men exit the building, the security force entered the building to apprehend them peacefully. As the force moved, one of the men charged the security members, displaying hostile intent. The force, assessing a threat, fired at the man and killed him. The force subsequently discovered the man was unarmed.

Three individuals with suspected ties to the Taliban were detained during this operation. The force also confiscated multiple RPG rounds, several RPG boosters, multiple piles of AK-47 and machine gun rounds, military clothing and a chest rack. Thirty pounds of wet opium was also discovered and safely destroyed.