An
airstrike in the Watahpur district of Afghanistan’s Kunar province yesterday
killed several insurgents, including an al-Qaida affiliated Taliban leader,
military officials reported.
Targeted was Mutaqi, also known as
Mullah Amir Muhammad or Malik, who was responsible for passing critical
information among senior al-Qaida-associated Taliban leaders in the province,
officials said, and was involved in planning suicide bombing attacks in the
region.
A post-strike assessment by a combined
Afghan and coalition security force confirmed no civilians had been injured and
no civilian property had been damaged during of the operation.
In operations today:
-- A combined force in Ghazni province’s
Gelan district arrested an al-Qaida-associated Taliban insurgent who assisted
in the movement of al-Qaida fighters throughout the region and conducted
attacks against Afghan and coalition forces. Prior to his arrest, he was
attempting to acquire explosives for future attacks. The security force also
detained another suspected insurgent and seized bomb-making materials.
-- An Afghan and coalition security
force detained two suspected insurgents in Logar province’s Baraki Barak
district during a search for a Taliban leader who plans and executes attacks
against coalition patrols.
In other news, a combined force in the
Kabul district of Kabul province yesterday arrested the insurgent leader
responsible for a July 12 bomb attack that killed Hanifa Safi, the Afghan
minister for female affairs. The attack occurred in Lagham province’s Mehtar
Lam district.
In an Aug. 19 operation, an Afghan
crisis response unit supported by coalition troops arrested several insurgents
in Wardak province’s Sayyid Abad district. The insurgents are responsible for
recent attempts to abduct Afghan interpreters working for the International
Security Assistance Force, and were planning to kidnap Afghan and civilian ISAF
employees.
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