Leader and several fighters killed in Nimroz
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2011-08-S-016
For Immediate Release


KABUL, Afghanistan (Aug. 6, 2011) 
Also in the South, a combined Afghan and coalition security force killed an insurgent leader and several subordinate fighters during an exchange of small arms fire, in Nimroz province, Thursday.


The targeted leader had links to other senior insurgents across Helmand and Nimroz provinces, and was heavily involved in the production of improvised explosive devices.