Afghan and Coalition Forces Detain Insurgents, Recover Weapons Cache in Farah  ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2010-08-CA-053  For Immediate Release Download PDF

KABUL, Afghanistan (August 7) - An Afghan and coalition security force detained several suspected insurgents during a two-day joint operation aimed at disrupting the insurgency network in the Bala Boluk district of Farah province.   The security force also found a cache consisting of 10 107mm rockets and improvised explosive device (IED) components to include six kilos of homemade explosives, remote controls, wire and mobile phones.   "IEDs continue to be one of the worst threats for the Afghan people and we will carry on our commitment to target insurgents participating in production or emplacement of IEDs in the province of Farah," said Col. Franco Federici, Task-Force South commander.