Friday, March 4, 2011

Taliban assination team detained

KABUL (4th March 2011) - Afghan and coalition forces detained two Taliban assassination cell members during an operation in Kandahar district, Kandahar province, yesterday.

According to official reporting, the Taliban assassination cell members were based in Kandahar province where they targeted Afghan civilians and Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan officials through the use of intimidation, extortion and targeted assassinations.

Intelligence reports led the security force to the targeted compound in the district, where Afghan forces called for all occupants to exit the buildings peacefully before conducting a search. The two targeted insurgents were detained after initial questioning at the scene for their involvement in insurgent activity.

No comments:

Post a Comment