ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update May 31, 2011

ISAF Joint Command- Afghanistan 2011-05-S-115  For Immediate Release   KABUL, Afghanistan (May 31,2011)  Several insurgents were killed and one was detained when they attempted to ambush Afghan Local Police candidates May 28 in Kunduz.   Insurgent forces attacked the local police candidates with small arms fire, indirect fire and rocket-propelled grenades, as they travelled to their scheduled training, reports stated. The Larkhabi Afghan Local Police and U.S. special operations forces elements responded to the ambush with indirect fire. Afterwards, Afghan commandos with other special forces elements arrived on the scene and maneuvered to surround the insurgents. One ALP student died as a result of the attack, and seven others were wounded.  Following the engagement, the commandos recovered five AK-47s and one PK series machine gun. No civilian casualties or structural damages were reported.