2012-09-S-016
For Immediate Release
 
 
KABUL, Afghanistan (Sept. 13, 2012) — Afghan and coalition forces conducted a security operation resulting in the death of an armed insurgent in Mota Khan district, Paktika province, Wednesday.
 
During the operation the security force positively identified an armed insurgent transporting weapons, including a heavy machine gun, toward a populated area. After ensuring no civilians were in the vicinity, the security force engaged the armed insurgent with a precision airstrike, killing the insurgent.
 
A post-strike assessment determined no civilian property was damaged and no civilians were harmed.