ISAF Joint Command- Afghanistan
2011-06-S-081

For Immediate Release

KABUL, Afghanistan (June 24, 2011) – A combined Afghan and coalition force completed an operation in Daychopan district, Zabul province today leading to several insurgents killed and numerous weapons caches destroyed.
The operation occurred in the heart of Daychopan near Kebay village, a traditional staging area for many of the recent attacks on Afghan and coalition forces stationed in the region, according to a district police official who participated in the operation.
A coalition force advisor said the Afghan-led force was engaged by small arms and mortar fire after entering the vicinity of Kebay village. The combined force responded with precision-guided ordnance aimed at insurgent positions.
Later in the operation, Afghan force team leaders held shuras with village elders to help communicate the purpose of the operation.