name: Afghan Army Leads Operation to Establish Permanent Patrol Base
text: Afghan Army Leads Operation to Establish Permanent Patrol Base
  ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2010-11-S-244 For Immediate Release Download PDF  KABUL, Afghanistan (Nov. 19, 2010)   Afghan Nation Army soldiers with 3rd Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps along with the Afghan Uniformed Police and coalition forces conducted Operation Strong Resolve in Helmand Province Nov. 13. The operation was an Afghan led, joint operation meant to reaffirm Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan influence and establish a permanent patrol base in the vicinity of Nabu Agha, Musa Qal ah Nov.  Throughout the two-day operation, the Afghan Army and uniform police forces engaged multiple targets. Using combined arms, the joint force killed seven insurgents and detained several others. The force also found and destroyed two 25-pound pressure-plate improvised explosive devices.