June 6: Afghan-ISAF Operations in Eastern, Western Afghanistan ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan  10-06-CA-018  For Immediate Release

KABUL, Afghanistan (June 6) - A Taliban commander and multiple other insurgents were killed by coalition forces during an operation in Farah Province yesterday and last night.   Aircraft engaged insurgents with precision air strikes, killing several, in a rural area of Gulistan district after coalition forces observed armed individuals moving through a known insurgent safe haven.
 A ground search team later approached the strike area and saw several heavily armed insurgents in a cave and shot and killed them. The search team found rocket propelled grenade (RPG) launchers with RPG rounds, heavy machine guns, automatic rifles and ammunition.   The insurgent commander, Mullah Akhtar, had close ties with Taliban and al-Qaeda senior leaders. He was responsible for arranging training for foreign fighters from Iran and helped resolve disputes between militant networks.