name: One insurgent killed in Kandahar
text: ISAF Joint Command Operational Update, Dec. 30, 2010
  ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2010-12-S-340 3930, 3934, 3977, 4041, 4073, 4130, 4060, 4117  For Immediate Release Download PDF  KABUL, Afghanistan (Dec. 30, 2010)   Several insurgents were killed and others detained by Afghan National Security and International Security Assistance Forces during separate clearing operations in eastern and southern Afghanistan today.  In Zharay district, Kandahar province, an ISAF patrol spotted two insurgents emplacing an improvised explosive device. After gaining positive identification, coalition forces called for air support. The air weapons team on scene engaged the enemy position, killing one insurgent. Afterwards, moving towards the enemy position, ground forces discovered a large drug cache and detained two suspected insurgents found in possession of drugs. The cache consisted of 2,000 pounds (907 kilograms) of hashish and marijuana.