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text: 2012-10-S-008
  For Immediate Release
   
   
  KABUL, Afghanistan (Oct. 6, 2012)
  Afghan and coalition forces killed a number of insurgents during an operation in Panjwa i district, Kandahar province, today. After positively identifying the insurgents burying an IED and ensuring no civilians were in the vicinity, the security force engaged with a precision airstrike, killing the insurgents.  A post-strike assessment determined no civilians were harmed and no civilian property was damaged during the operation.