KABUL, Afghanistan – Troops in Afghanistan seized nearly 8,000 pounds of opium in two separate events over the past two days.
Yesterday in the Maiwand district, patrol members noticed suspicious activity in a field. After seeing what appeared to be a person throwing a weapon into a hole, the force moved in and discovered a rifle and about 110 pounds of opium. The drugs were turned in for destruction.
In operations yesterday:
-- Forces captured an insurgent commander and other militants in Kandahar. The force went to a compound after militant activity was reported in the area. During a search, the force captured an insurgent commander involved in explosive attacks and suicide bombings.
-- In Khowst province, a force detained an undisclosed number of insurgents and confiscated a rocket-propelled grenade launcher, ammunition and rifles.
-- Also in Khowst, a force killed an undisclosed number of insurgents after being attacked with rifles and hand grenades while searching a suspicious compound. They also captured a terrorist facilitator believed responsible for delivering explosive equipment, weapons and ammunition to militants.
-- A combined force searched a compound and killed two insurgents armed with a machine gun and rocket-propelled grenades in Kunduz province.
Jan. 6, 2010: American Forces Press Service
(From an International Security Assistance Force Joint Command news release.)
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