name: 3
text: 2012-07-S-005
  For Immediate Release
   
   
  KABUL, Afghanistan (July 3, 2012)
  Afghan and coalition forces conducted a security operation in Bermal district, Paktika province, today. During the operation, Afghan and coalition forces identified a group of armed insurgents. The security force engaged the armed insurgents with a precision airstrike, killing several of them. A follow-on assessment confirmed the airstrike had not harmed any civilians or damaged any civilian property.