A combined Afghan and coalition security force killed three insurgents and detained another during an operation in search of a Taliban leader in the Charkh district of Afghanistan's Logar province on Wednesday, International Security Assistance Force Joint Command said in a news release.
As the security force approached the Taliban leader's suspected location, insurgents maneuvered toward the Afghan and coalition troops. After positively identifying the lethal threat, the security force engaged the insurgents, killing three.
The Taliban leader is believed to be responsible for distributing weapons to insurgent forces and for planning and executing attacks against Afghan and coalition forces.
The security force also seized a rocket-propelled grenade launcher, RPG rounds, assault rifles and a machine gun in the operation.
Separately, a combined force in the city of Kandahar arrested a Haqqani network facilitator who managed supply routes from the city to other provinces. He also is believed to have been instrumental in the acquisition and distribution of lethal aid to Haqqani fighters for attacks against Afghan and coalition forces.
In Khost province's Terayzai district, a combined force arrested three insurgents during a search for a Haqqani network leader believed to responsible for improvised explosive device attacks. The security force also seized an assault rifle and two bolt-action rifles.
A precision strike in Helmand province's Nahr-e Saraj district on Tuesday killed a Taliban leader and another insurgent. The Taliban leader directed attacks against Afghan and coalition forces and coordinated the production and planting of IEDs.
Another precision strike in Ghazni province's Andar district killed five insurgents, ISAF said.
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