2012-09-S-001
For Immediate Release
 
KABUL, Afghanistan (Sept. 1, 2012) — Afghan and coalition forces confirmed the death of al-Qaeda senior leader Abu Walid during an operation which occurred Aug. 3 in Watahpur district, Kunar province.
 
Abu Walid, also known as Amru Mastur al-Ghamrawi, was a Saudi al-Qaeda leader and improvised explosive device expert who participated in numerous attacks against Afghan and coalition forces, particularly in Waygal district, Nuristan province.
 
Abu Walid worked with and trained Taliban insurgents on IED construction. He was killed in an Afghan and coalition force operation along with al-Qaida facilitator Fatah Gul and several other insurgents.

2012-08-S-009
For Immediate Release
 
 
KABUL, Afghanistan (Aug. 4, 2012)
An Afghan and coalition security force conducted a security operation in Watahpur district, Kunar province, yesterday.  During the operation, the security force engaged a group of al-Qaeda associated insurgents with a precision airstrike. After the strike, the combined security force conducted a follow-on assessment and confirmed the strike had killed several of the insurgents. The security force also confirmed the strike had not injured any civilians or damaged any civilian property.

2012-08-S-011
For Immediate Release
 
KABUL, Afghanistan (Aug. 5, 2012) — Afghan and coalition officials confirmed today that Mufti Assad, also known as Mufti Punjabi, Abdul Qudus and Sufyan, the al-Qaida network leader for Kunar province, was killed in a precision airstrike in Watahpur district, Kunar province, Friday.
 
Assad was an insurgent leader who controlled al-Qaida terrorists operating in Kunar. He led dozens of all-Qaida affiliated fighters throughout eastern Afghanistan and coordinated their attacks across the region.
 
Assad was also an explosives expert who provided training to insurgents on how to construct and use improvised explosive devices.
 
Afghan and coalition officials also confirmed Yusuf, Assad’s al-Qaida network deputy, was killed in the precision airstrike. Yusuf, also known as Omar and Rayhman, was an IED expert who directed insurgent attacks across eastern Afghanistan.
 
The strike did not injure any civilians or damage civilian property.

2012-08-S-011
For Immediate Release
 
KABUL, Afghanistan (Aug. 5, 2012)
Afghan and coalition officials confirmed today that the al-Qaida facilitator Fatah Gul was killed in a precision airstrike conducted during a second security operation in Watahpur district, Kunar province, Friday.  Fatah Gul, also known as Inzir and Shahid, provided safe haven to al-Qaida affiliated terrorists operating in eastern Afghanistan.  He also ran terrorist training camps where insurgents learned how to conduct improvised explosive devices attacks.