name: 4
text: 2012-04-S-032
  
  For Immediate Release
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan (Apr. 15)
  An Afghan and coalition security force called for a precision airstrike during an operation in Nerkh district, Wardak province, today. Multiple insurgents were observed in the vicinity of Highway 1 setting up a heavy machine gun in preparation for an ambush.  After ensuring no civilians were in the vicinity of the target, the security force called for the airstrike. The strike killed multiple insurgents and destroyed the machine gun. A follow-on assessment of the area determined no civilians were harmed and no civilian property was damaged.