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text: 2012-09-S-013
  For Immediate Release
  
   
  KABUL, Afghanistan (Sept. 10, 2012)
  Afghan and coalition forces killed numerous armed insurgents during a security operation to arrest a Taliban leader in Alisheng district, Laghman province, Sunday. During the operation, Afghan and coalition forces positively identified multiple insurgents armed with assault rifles and one heavy machine gun maneuvering near their position. After ensuring that no civilians were in the area, the security force engaged the armed insurgents with a precision airstrike. A post-strike assessment determined no civilian property was damaged and no civilians were harmed.