2012-07-S-034
For Immediate Release
 
 
KABUL, Afghanistan (July 18, 2012) — An Afghan and coalition security force conducted an operation in search of Ahmadullah, a Taliban weapons expert, in Arghandab district, Kandahar province, Monday.
During the operation, a group of insurgents attacked the security force with rocket propelled grenades and machine guns.  The security force returned fire and killed several of the attackers.
 The security force conducted a follow-on assessment and confirmed one of the insurgents killed during the operation was Ahmadullah.
 Ahmadullah was responsible for coordinating several attacks against Afghan government officials as well as Afghan and coalition security forces.