name: Afghan, Coalition Forces Target Taliban Leader in Wardak Overnight
text: Afghan, Coalition Forces Target Taliban Leader in Wardak Overnight
  ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2010-12-S-105 For Immediate Release Download PDF  KABUL, Afghanistan (Dec. 10)   Afghan and coalition forces killed several insurgents, including Ismail Khan, a Taliban leader operational in Chak-e Wardak district of Wardak province during an operation in the district yesterday. Ismail Khan was active in weapons facilitation and conducting attacks on coalition forces in the area. Intelligence tips led the security force to a compound in Chak-e Wardak district to search for the targeted individual. As the security force approached the targeted compound, they killed several armed insurgents who threatened the security force. The assault force later determined that the targeted individual was among those killed and found multiple weapons including AK-47s, a machine gun and pistol along with a box of machine gun ammunition at the scene. After the area was secure, Afghan forces used a loudspeaker to call for all occupants to exit the compound peacefully before the joint force cleared and secured the buildings. Based on initial questioning at the scene, the security force decided not to detain any of the residents. The assault force protected the women and children for the duration of the search.