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2012-08-S-001
For Immediate Release

 
KABUL, Afghanistan (August 1, 2012)
In Muhammad Aghah district, Logar province, an Afghan and coalition security force conducted an operation in search of a Haqqani leader yesterday. During the operation, the security force engaged a heavily armed group of insurgents with a precision airstrike. After the strike, the combined force conducted a post-strike assessment and confirmed several of the armed insurgents had been killed.  They also confirmed the strike had not injured any civilians or damaged any civilian property.