name: Three killed in Helmand
text: ISAF Joint Command Evening Operational Update Feb. 26, 2011
  ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2011-02-S-198 For Immediate Release  KABUL, Afghanistan (Feb. 26)   Afghan and coalition forces targeted an insurgent leader at a compound in Nad Ali district, Helmand province today. Three men were killed during the operation when they engaged the joint force with AK-47 rifles. The target of the operation has been accused of leading a number of fighters and has been active in the construction and emplacement of improvised explosive devices used to target Afghan security forces and ISAF. Three AK-47 rifles and associated ammunition were discovered during a search of the compound.