2011-10-S-033
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
For Immediate Release

KABUL, Afghanistan (Oct. 16, 2011) — A combined Afghan and coalition security force conducted a search in Chak-e Wardak district, Wardak province, yesterday for a Haqqani network leader responsible attacks against Afghan government officials.
At the onset of the operation, the security force called for individuals inside of the compound to exit peacefully. After refusing to exit the building, an individual was observed pointing a weapon through a window toward the security force. Assessing an immediate threat, the force fired at the armed individual. A second individual armed with a rifle appeared and the force fired a second time. Elsewhere at the location, the security force was threatened a third time by a suspected insurgent, and again returned fire killing him.  
Once inside the building, it was discovered that two of the three armed individuals were females.
Following the operation, the security force met with village leaders to inform them about the events.  Additionally, the force detained two suspected insurgents and confiscated three AK-47 assault rifles, ammunition pouches, and a grenade from the compound.