2012-06-S-032
For Immediate Release

KABUL, Afghanistan (June 18, 2012)
In Shahr-e-Buzurg district, Badakhshan province today, Afghan and coalition forces killed an Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan leader by calling in a precision airstrike. The IMU leader was directly involved in the kidnapping of four aid workers in northeastern Afghanistan last month. During a follow-on assessment of the area, the forces confirmed no civilian property was damaged and no civilians were harmed during the operation.