2012-09-S-006
For Immediate Release


KABUL, Afghanistan (Sept. 4, 2012)
Afghan and coalition forces conducted a security operation resulting in the death of two armed insurgents in Pul-e 'Alam district, Logar province, Monday. During the operation the security force positively identified two armed insurgents transporting weapons, including rocket-propelled grenades, toward a populated area. After ensuring no civilians were in the vicinity, the security force engaged the armed insurgents with a precision airstrike, killing both of them. A post-strike assessment determined no civilian property was damaged and no civilians were harmed.