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2012-05-S-002
KABUL, Afghanistan (May 2) — An Afghan led and coalition supported security force conducted an operation to capture a Taliban leader in Baghlan-e Jadid district, Baghlan province, today.
After the Afghan soldiers called for everyone to come out of the building, one armed insurgent remained inside with an AK-47. The security force entered the building and when the insurgent attempted to fire on them, the attacker was engaged and killed.
The security force seized multiple AK-47s, several magazines with ammunition, multiple grenades and multiple rocket-propelled grenades in the compound. Multiple additional insurgents were also detained as a result of this operation.