ISAF Joint Command- Afghanistan
2011-08-S-011
For Immediate Release

KABUL, Afghanistan (August 5, 2011) – A combined Afghan and coalition security force killed a Taliban leader and one suspected insurgent during a security operation in Baraki Barak district, Logar province, yesterday.

Sheen Abdul Rahman was a Taliban leader who directed more than 70 fighters to conduct roadside bomb, landmine and direct attacks against Afghan and coalition security forces.

The security force located Rahman at a compound in the district after receiving several reports of insurgent activity in the area.

While clearing a building, the security force encountered one suspected insurgent, armed with a pistol. Assessing an immediate threat, the security force fired at the individual, killing him.

Afghan members of the combined force located Rahman, where he was armed with an AK-47 and chest rack. After he presented a threat, he was engaged and killed.