{ "name": "Militant Detained in Laghman", "eventrefnumber": "2009-12-CA-067", "text": "Dec. 13: Militant Detained in Laghman\nNEWS RELEASE
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan


2009-12-CA-067
For Immediate Release

KABUL, Afghanistan (Dec. 13) -  An Afghan-international security force killed five enemy militants and detained one in Laghman province today while pursuing a Taliban IED facilitator who is linked to several IED and suicide bomb attacks in the area.

The joint force targeted a compound near the village of Tingawar in Alingar district where intelligence sources reported militant activity.  During the operation, several militants threatened the force with AK-47 rifles and shotguns and were killed.  The joint force searched the compound without further incident.

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