Coalition forces conducted a precision air strike in Kabul province Thursday killing Qari Mansur, a senior Haqqani Network facilitator, after he and five of his associates conducted an attack against an Afghan National Police unit Wednesday.

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The International Security Assistance Force confirmed the capture of a Taliban commander operating in Marjah. The Taliban commander, who also facilitated supplies for area fighters, was captured during an Afghan and coalition operation in Helmand province Tuesday.

An Afghan civilian, utilizing the coalition forces tip line, reported a drug making facility in Nad 'Ali district, Helmand province Wednesday, Sept. 22.

The Afghanistan uniformed police, and an International Security Assistance Force police mentor team, planned and conducted a cordon and search of the facility.

The AUP discovered large amounts of ammonium chloride, a common ingredient in improvised explosive devices, baking pans and processing material.

The International Security Assistance Force confirmed an Afghan and coalition security force killed Abdul Ahad, a suicide IED attack-planner in central Helmand, Tuesday.

Afghan and coalition security forces apprehended several suspected insurgents in Helmand province Tuesday while in pursuit of a Taliban commander operating in Marjah.

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A coalition airstrike destroyed an Improvised Explosive Device factory, along with 4,500 pounds of explosive material in Baram Chah, Helmand province on Sept. 19.

Afghan and coalition forces conducted a multi-day deliberate clearing operation aimed at disrupting the Taliban’s freedom of movement outside Kandahar City, killing at least 11 insurgents and destroying several house-borne improvised explosive devices.