ISAF Joint Command- Afghanistan
2011-07-S-068
For Immediate Release

 In Qarah Bagh district, Ghazni province, yesterday, a combined Afghan and coalition patrol seized a weapons cache during a security operation. Two insurgents were killed during the operation when they opened fire on the patrol. One man was detained.

The patrol sized three AK-47 rifles, one recoilless rifle, one rocket-propelled grenade launcher, 12 grenades, eight anti-personnel mines, three RPGs, a quantity of improvised explosive device components, five pressure plates, associated small arms ammunition, 110 pounds (50 kgs) of aluminum filings, 66 pounds (30 kgs) of plastic explosives and 66 pounds (30 kgs) of homemade explosives.

The cache was safely destroyed on site, and the detainee was taken by Afghan authorities for processing and further questioning.