Press Release
January 1, 2009
Release Number: 20090101-02
Combined forces stop attack on coalition base
KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan National police and Coalition forces killed
three insurgents after they attempted an attack on a forward operating
base in Nahr Surkh, Hemmand Province, Wednesday.
A group of insurgents attacked a forward operating base with
small arms and rocket propelled grenade fire. One rocket impacted
inside the base. No injuries or damages resulted in this incident.
The combined forces maneuvered to the origin of the attack where
they positively identified and engaged a group of armed militants with
small arms fire, killing three. There were no civilian, Afghan or
Coalition forces casualties.
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Contact information:
- Ministry of Interior, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Directorate of
Media and Public
Relations, office telephone: 93 (0) 220 1758
- US Forces Afghanistan Public Affairs, office telephone: 93 (0) 799 51
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