Several militants killed and wounded in Paktika
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NEWS RELEASE ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan  2009-12-CA-061 For Immediate Release  In another operation, an Afghan-international security force killed several enemy militants and wounded another in northern Paktika province while pursuing a Taliban commander.  The militant commander is responsible for weapons facilitation, kidnapping Afghan citizens and planning several suicide bomb and IED attacks in the area.
 The joint security force targeted a compound near the village of Tawdobay Kalay in the Sar Hawza district where intelligence reported militant activity.  During the operation, the joint force received hostile fire and returned fire.  A security element of the force searched the enemy fighting position and recovered several AK-47 rifles and chest racks loaded with AK-47 magazines.  The joint force then provided medical attention to the wounded enemy militant and later transported him to a military medical treatment facility.