KABUL, Afghanistan (Dec. 3) — Today, a combined Afghan and coalition security force destroyed a building laden with unstable explosives during a security operation in search of a Taliban leader in Wali Muhammad Shahid Khugyani district, Ghazni province. The leader coordinates suicide bomb attacks and plans abductions of Afghan government officials in Ghazni province.

During the operation, the security force discovered a building in the vicinity of a mosque and a residential village where insurgents stored a large amount of explosives. The security force seized multiple mines, four 50 lb roadside bombs, 10 lbs of dynamite, 20 lbs of explosives and a significant amount of bomb making material.

For the safety of the women and children in the area, the village was evacuated and the security force safely destroyed the building and all hazardous explosives on site. No civilians were injured and there was no significant damage to the nearby mosque.

Also, during the operation, the security force detained multiple suspected insurgents.