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SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES KILL ENEMY LEADER
Coalition Special Operations Forces and Afghan military forces raided an anti-coalition compound and killed a senior enemy leader in a mission Friday in Zabul Province, Afghanistan. During the well-planned strike mission, an enemy regional leader, known as Rozi Khan, was killed after he opened fire during the surprise strike. Coalition SOF and Afghan military forces conducted a cordon and search mission after receiving intelligence reports of Taliban activity in the Zabul Province area. Coalition forces engaged about 23 guerillas during an approximately hour-long firefight.Khan is allegedly responsible for numerous attacks on coalition forces, laying of mines, kidnapping of non-governmental organization and road workers, and recruiting of enemy insurgents. Khan was found with large sums of money, including nearly $10,000 in U.S. dollars and Pakistan rupees, an AK-47 assault rifle, six magazines of ammunition and a pistol. "Khan posed a serious threat to the security of Afghanistan," said a Coalition official involved in the planning of the operation. There were no Coalition casualties resulting in the firefight. About 22 insurgents were captured and two were held for questioning. Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2004-08-30 |
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