A targeted militant leader was killed and two others were detained Monday during a U.S.-led Coalition forces operation to disrupt Taliban operations in central Afghan province of Wardak, said a Coalition statement released here on Tuesday.
Coalition forces searched several compounds in Sayad Abad district of Wardak targeting a militant leader who has smuggle munitions and conduct IED (Improvised Explosive Device) attacks against Afghan and Coalition forces in the area, it said.
During the course of the operation, the targeted militant, armed with a pistol, threatened the force and was killed with small-arms fire, it said.
Coalition forces identified several militants maneuvering against them in a wooded area and responded with air strikes, it said.
A cache of weapons, grenades, ammunition and a vehicle also discovered on the spot, it said.
A total of 70,000 multi-national troops are deployed across Afghanistan under the flags of the NATO-led ISAF and the U.S.-led Coalition forces respectively for maintaining stability and helping in reconstruction.
Militancy and conflicts have claimed the lives of more than 2,000 people with some 700 civilians so far this year in Afghanistan.
Source:Xinhua
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