Afghanistan - Taliban Cause Civilian Deaths

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This report comes in from JTF-82, sent yesterday:

Several Militants, Three Civilians Killed in Helmand Province

Combined Joint Task Force - 82
 
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – Coalition forces conducted an operation Nov. 11 to detain improvised explosive device and weapons facilitators with links to Taliban extremists in Helmand province. Approximately 15 militants were killed along with one woman and two children during this operation.
 
Coalition forces conducted a search of compounds in the Garmser District where intelligence sources indicated the facilitators were hiding. Militants engaged coalition forces with heavy small-arms fire from several different buildings on one of the compounds. Coalition forces responded with small-arms fire, killing several militants.
 
During one of the engagements, several militants barricaded themselves in a building on the compound and engaged coalition forces with a high volume of gunfire. Coalition forces used a single grenade which killed the attacking militants; however, the building the militants were fighting from collapsed.
 
Performing a post-hostilities search of the area, coalition forces found a woman and two children in the collapsed building who were dead along with several militants and their weapons.
 
“We would like to express our heartfelt condolences to the families and loved ones of the deceased.” said Maj. Chris Belcher, Combined Joint Task Force - 82 spokesman. “When militants knowingly engage coalition forces with innocent people in the background, it only shows the extremists’ complete disregard for innocent lives. Coalition members take every precaution possible to protect civilians not taking part in hostilities from harm; however, on this operation we were not aware of any civilians in the area.”
 
Coalition forces also found a wounded woman in the immediate area. She and her escort were transported to a medical facility for treatment. The injury to the woman was non-life threatening.
 
Continuing their search of the compounds, coalition forces found and detained two suspected militants, who intelligence indicated as having possible connections to IED and Taliban linked weapons facilitators. The detained individuals will be questioned as to their involvement with facilitation operations as well as other extremist activities.
 
Coalition forces also recovered several weapons and associated ammunition from the deceased militants that were destroyed on-site to prevent further use by extremist forces.

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Afghanistan - Taliban Cause Civilian Deaths

This report comes in from JTF-82, sent yesterday:

Several Militants, Three Civilians Killed in Helmand Province

Combined Joint Task Force - 82
 
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – Coalition forces conducted an operation Nov. 11 to detain improvised explosive device and weapons facilitators with links to Taliban extremists in Helmand province. Approximately 15 militants were killed along with one woman and two children during this operation.
 
Coalition forces conducted a search of compounds in the Garmser District where intelligence sources indicated the facilitators were hiding. Militants engaged coalition forces with heavy small-arms fire from several different buildings on one of the compounds. Coalition forces responded with small-arms fire, killing several militants.
 
During one of the engagements, several militants barricaded themselves in a building on the compound and engaged coalition forces with a high volume of gunfire. Coalition forces used a single grenade which killed the attacking militants; however, the building the militants were fighting from collapsed.
 
Performing a post-hostilities search of the area, coalition forces found a woman and two children in the collapsed building who were dead along with several militants and their weapons.
 
“We would like to express our heartfelt condolences to the families and loved ones of the deceased.” said Maj. Chris Belcher, Combined Joint Task Force - 82 spokesman. “When militants knowingly engage coalition forces with innocent people in the background, it only shows the extremists’ complete disregard for innocent lives. Coalition members take every precaution possible to protect civilians not taking part in hostilities from harm; however, on this operation we were not aware of any civilians in the area.”
 
Coalition forces also found a wounded woman in the immediate area. She and her escort were transported to a medical facility for treatment. The injury to the woman was non-life threatening.
 
Continuing their search of the compounds, coalition forces found and detained two suspected militants, who intelligence indicated as having possible connections to IED and Taliban linked weapons facilitators. The detained individuals will be questioned as to their involvement with facilitation operations as well as other extremist activities.
 
Coalition forces also recovered several weapons and associated ammunition from the deceased militants that were destroyed on-site to prevent further use by extremist forces.

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