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text: 2012-07-S-001
  For Immediate Release
   
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan (July 1, 2012)
  Afghan and coalition forces conducted a security operation in Sar-e Pul district, Sar-e Pul province, today. During the operation, the forces observed armed insurgents transporting illegal weapons towards a populated area. As the security force approached the group, the insurgents engaged the Afghan and coalition troops. The security force returned fire, killing several of the insurgents. A follow-on assessment of the area determined no civilians had been harmed and no civilian property had been damaged.
  
  2012-07-S-008
  KABUL, Afghanistan (July 5, 2012)
  Afghan and coalition forces confirmed that the Taliban leader Nek Mohammad was killed during a security mission in Sar-e Pul district, Sar-e Pul province, Sunday. Mohammad served as a senior Taliban leader in the region and directed attacks against Afghan and coalition forces.