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text: 2012-09-S-041
  For Immediate Release
   
   
  KABUL, Afghanistan (Sept. 27, 2012)   Afghan and coalition forces today confirmed the death of al-Qaida facilitator during a security operation in Marawarah district, Kunar province, Sunday.
   
  During the operation the security force observed Al-Qaida facilitator Abdul Rauf, also known as Iftikhar, engaged in insurgent activity. After ensuring no civilians were in the area, the security force engaged Abdul Rauf with a precision airstrike, killing him and two other insurgents.
   
  Abdul Rauf was a Pakistani al-Qaida facilitator who coordinated the movement of foreign fighters into the country, as well as constructing improvised explosive devices for attacks against security forces.
   
  A post-strike assessment determined no civilians were harmed and no civilian structures were damaged.