ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2011-07-S-063
For Immediate Release

KABUL, Afghanistan (July 20, 2011) – An Afghan-led security force killed numerous Haqqani network insurgents and detained two suspected insurgents while conducting a clearance operation in Bermal district, Paktika province, yesterday.

Immediately upon arriving at a compound, the security force was fired on by several armed insurgents. The insurgents, using the compound as barricaded cover, continued with an onslaught of small arms fire. The patrol returned fire in self-defence, killing the insurgent group.

The security force discovered several grenades, AK-47 assault rifles and chest racks within the compound. Two additional individuals with suspected ties to the Haqqani network were detained during the operation.