2012-09-S-014
For Immediate Release
 
 
KABUL, Afghanistan (Sept. 11, 2012)
An Afghan and coalition security force killed one armed insurgent and detained several suspected insurgents during an operation to arrest a Taliban leader in Khugyani district, Nangarhar province, today. As the security force identified itself and approached the Taliban leader’s suspected location, an armed insurgent displayed hostile intent toward the Afghan and coalition troops. The security force positively identified the lethal threat and engaged, killing the armed insurgent. The security force also seized and safely destroyed multiple assault rifles, several grenades and grenade components, and nearly a dozen kilograms of illegal narcotics and homemade explosives.