ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update April 13, 2011
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2011-04-S-039 For Immediate Release  KABUL, Afghanistan (April 13, 2011) – Afghan and coalition forces killed more than 10 Taliban insurgents and detained numerous others during a clearing of a Taliban safe haven in Ghormach district, Faryab province, March 11 and yesterday.  The operation was a deliberate clearance of a suspected Taliban safe haven in Tez Nawa village, which is associated with improvised explosive device activity and is a cache location. This area has historically been associated with the senior Taliban leader and Head of the Taliban Shura council for Ghormach.   Multiple weapons were discovered and destroyed during the operation to include AK-47s, chest racks, rocket-propelled grenade boosters with warheads, RPG launchers, a machine gun, and an IED.  Over the course of the two-day operation, security forces cleared multiple objectives and were engaged by armed insurgents on multiple occasions. While preparing to leave, security forces were engaged by additional armed insurgents, resulting in one insurgent killed. The two-day operation concluded with more than 10 insurgents killed and numerous suspected insurgents detained. Initial reports indicate no civilians were harmed during the operation.

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ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update April 14, 2011
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2011-04-S-042 For Immediate Release  KABUL, Afghanistan (April 14, 2011)  ISAF today confirmed Taliban leader Haji Bahuddin was killed during a security operation in Ghormach district, Faryab province, April 12. Bahudding was one of more than 10 killed during a combined security force two-day clearing operation in Tez Nawa village.