Dec. 7: Air Strike Hits Stronghold in Kunar
NEWS RELEASE ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan    2009-12-CA-061 For Immediate Release  Another Afghan-international security force detained a few suspected militants in Zabul province while pursuing a Taliban commander responsible for several small arms and IED attacks in the area.
 The joint security force targeted a compound near the village of Nowkhiz in the Qalat district after intelligence sources reported militant activity at the location.  The joint force searched the compound without incident and detained the militants.
 No civilians were injured in any of the operations.