ISAF Joint Command- Afghanistan
2011-06-S-085 
For Immediate Release 

A combined Afghan and coalition force operation targeted an insurgent leader in Shahid-E Hasas district, Uruzgan province, yesterday. As the patrol searched the area, a number of insurgents occupied elevated firing positions and began engaging the force. An ISAF air weapon team joined the combined force in returning fire, killing several insurgents. 

During a search of the area, the combined force found four AK-47 rifles, one machine gun, two grenades, 88 pounds (40 kgs) of ammonium nitrate, several detonators and 20 loaded AK-47 magazines. 

The patrol was targeting an insurgent leader who specializes in command and control communications and the manufacture of improvised explosive devices. 

One man was detained during the operation and taken by Afghan authorities for processing and further questioning. 
The weapons and explosives were safely destroyed on site.