ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2011-09-S-022

KABUL, Afghanistan (Sep. 11, 2011) – Coalition security forces killed a Taliban insurgent leader and his associate during a precision air strike in the Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar province, yesterday.
The Taliban leader equipped insurgents with roadside bombs and bomb making materials in the Arghandab, Khariz and Shah Wali Kot districts.
After assessing the threat and ensuring no civilians were in the area, the security force called for the precision air strike. A follow-on assessment of the area was conducted and it was determined that no civilians were harmed during the strike.
Coalition forces have captured more than 200 Taliban leaders and facilitators this year and killed more than 35 enemy insurgents in the Kandahar province.