ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2010-11-CA-135
For Immediate Release
KABUL, Afghanistan (Nov. 10) - Afghan civilians led an Afghan National Security and International Security Assistance force patrol to an improvised explosive device cache in the Aliabad district of Kunduz province Monday.
While on routine patrol ANSF and ISAF forces were meeting with Afghans. During the conversations, the Afghans informed ANSF and ISAF of a nearby weapons cache. The Afghans led the joint security force to the cache and also turned over bomb-making paraphernalia.
The cache consisted of an IED made with three 81mm mortars, nine IEDs ready to be emplaced, eight 81mm mortar rounds, one anti-personnel mine and one 82mm mortar round.
The cache was secured and destroyed safely in place.
