ISAF Joint Command- Afghanistan
2011-08-S-018
For Immediate Release

KABUL, Afghanistan (August 7, 2011) 
A combined Afghan and coalition patrol killed numerous insurgents and discovered a weapons cache during an operation targeting a Taliban leader in Khash Rod district, Nimroz province, Friday.

The leader is known to provide lethal aid used in attacks against Afghan and coalition forces. The patrol seized three AK-47 rifles, three chest racks, one machine gun, one grenade and a quantity of small arms ammunition. The weapons cache was safely destroyed.

In addition, numerous suspected insurgents were detained by Afghan forces for further questioning.