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2012-09-S-013
For Immediate Release

 
KABUL, Afghanistan (Sept. 10, 2012)
An Afghan and coalition security force killed several armed insurgents during an operation to arrest a Taliban attack commander in Alisheng district, Laghman province, today. As the security force cleared the Taliban commander’s suspected compound and secured the area, several armed insurgents fired upon the Afghan and coalition troops. The security force returned fire, killing the insurgents. No civilians were harmed during the exchange. The security force also detained multiple suspected insurgents as a result of this operation.