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text: 2012-06-S-032
  For Immediate Release
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan (June 18, 2012)
  In Shahr-e-Buzurg district, Badakhshan province today, Afghan and coalition forces killed an Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan leader by calling in a precision airstrike. The IMU leader was directly involved in the kidnapping of four aid workers in northeastern Afghanistan last month. During a follow-on assessment of the area, the forces confirmed no civilian property was damaged and no civilians were harmed during the operation.