Afghan-International Force Kills Enemy Militants in Farah
NEWS RELEASE ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2010-02-CA-57 For Immediate Release

 KABUL, Afghanistan (Feb. 12) - An Afghan-international joint security force killed more than 20 enemy militants and captured more than five others during an operation today in Farah Province in pursuit of a Taliban commander believed responsible for organizing suicide attacks.
 The combined force targeted a series of compounds in Farah's Baghwa district near Tali Zardad after intelligence information indicated militant activity.
 As the combined force approached one of the buildings in the targeted compound, a militant hiding inside tossed a grenade at them. After calling for the militant to surrender, the combined force attempted to enter the building, at which time the militant detonated a suicide vest he was wearing. No members of the combined force were harmed by the blast.
 After the explosion, a large number of armed militants attempted to maneuver on the combined force. The Afghan-international force engaged the militants, killing more than 20 and wounding one. More than five other militants were captured and were detained along with the injured individual, who received medical treatment for his injuries.
 In addition to the suicide vest and grenade used by the first militant, the combined force found an RPG launcher, RPG rounds, grenades, a PKM machine gun, multiple AK 47s and magazines, IED components, handheld radios of a type often used by militants for communications, and a heavy machine gun.
 For the safety of the local population, the weapons, explosives, and munitions were destroyed in place, resulting in the destruction of a small building inside one of the compounds.
 No Afghan civilians were harmed during the operation.