name: 1 Commander killed in Helmand
text: Afghan-ISAF Operations in Helmand, Kandahar Province
  
  NEWS RELEASE ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2010-03-CA-027  For Immediate Release
  
   KABUL, Afghanistan (March 6) - An insurgent commander was killed yesterday while attempting to emplace an improvised explosive device (IED) according to reports from Afghan and ISAF forces operating in the Lashkar Gah district of Helmand Province.
   "IEDs target innocent civilians throughout our country," said Maj. Gen. Azimi, Ministry of Defense (MOD) spokesman. "This incident demonstrates the instability of the weapon and the steps the insurgency will take to harm our people. MOD will do everything possible to keep Afghans safe."