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text: 2012-07-S-051
  For Immediate Release
   
  KABUL, Afghanistan (July 27, 2012)   An Afghan and coalition security force conducted an operation in search of an al-Qaida-associated insurgent leader in Gelan district, Ghazni province, today.
   
  The leader is responsible for planning insurgent attacks throughout the province.
   
  During the operation, two insurgents were killed in a precision airstrike conducted by coalition forces. After the strike, the security force conducted a follow-on assessment of the area and seized several mortar rounds and explosive materials.  They also confirmed no civilians had been injured.