2011-10-S-003
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan (Oct. 2, 2011) — In the Maidan Shahr district, Wardak province, a combined Afghan and coalition security force killed multiple insurgents during an operation in search of a Taliban facilitator.
The facilitator leads and participates in attacks against Afghan forces.
The security force was fired upon by several armed individuals barricaded inside a building. Responding to the immediate threat, the security force returned fire, killing the insurgents.
The compound the insurgents were firing from sustained considerable damage during the engagement.