Combined Force Kills Taliban Leader in Nangarhar Province

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From an International Security Assistance Force Joint Command News Release

KABUL, Afghanistan, Feb. 13, 2013 – A combined Afghan and coalition force killed a Taliban leader in the Khugyani district of Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province today, military officials reported.

Mojib, also known as Mansoor, conducted direct-fire attacks against Afghan government officials and Afghan and coalition forces. He was directly associated with Taliban senior leadership operating in Khugyani district and procured rocket-propelled grenades to be used in an attack on a coalition aircraft, officials said.
The security force seized assault rifles with associated gear as well as several grenades and a pistol in the operation.

Also today, a combined force in Khost province’s Terayzai district arrested a Haqqani network leader who is accused of conducting attacks and kidnappings.

The security force also detained two suspected insurgents and seized grenades, an assault rifle with associated ammunition, an Afghan army uniform and two Afghan army identification cards in the operation.
In Afghanistan operations yesterday:

— Afghan and coalition forces called in a precision airstrike in Helmand province’s Nad-e Ali district that killed a Taliban leader responsible for attacks against Afghan and coalition forces. He also helped insurgents obtain heavy weapons. A post-strike assessment determined no civilians were harmed and no property was damaged in the operation.

— A combined force called in a precision strike that killed two insurgents in Kunar province’s Ghaziabad district. A post-operation assessment determined no civilians were harmed and no civilian property was damaged in the operation.

— In Kandahar province’s Maiwand district, a combined force arrested a Taliban facilitator believed responsible for coordinating and conducting insurgent operations.

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