ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2011-09-S-22
For Immediate Release


KABUL, Afghanistan (Sep. 11, 2011)
In Khas district, Uruzgan province, yesterday, a combined Afghan and coalition patrol killed several insurgents and detained multiple other suspected insurgents while searching for an insurgent leader. The leader is responsible for improvised explosive attacks against ANSF and coalition forces.
The operation seized one block of TNT, one electronic explosive detonator, one AK-47, one ANSF radio, one suicide chest rig, seven pounds (three kgs) of opium, numerous cellular phones and a quantity of small arms ammunition. The weapons and explosives were safely destroyed on site. The detainees were taken in by Afghan Security Forces for further questioning.