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Wednesday, 16 January 2008
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – Villagers throughout Nangarhar Province recently alerted Afghan National Security Force soldiers to numerous weapons cache locations in Nangarhar Province.  The ANSF, assisted by Coalition forces, recovered the weapons Jan. 14.The combined force recovered TNT and materials in Jalalabad District used to make improvised explosive devices against ANSF, Coalition personnel and Afghan citizens.  In Deh Bala District, the cache held anti-tank mines, mortar rounds, and rifle rounds. “Alerting ANSF of the cache discoveries, or turning in weapons to Government of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan authorities shows that Afghan citizens are tired of insurgent activity in their region,” explained Army Maj. Chris Belcher, a Combined Joint Task Force-82 spokesman.This is the second instance in as many months where Afghans have assisted in removing dangerous weapons from their villages.Villagers in nearby Paktya Province turned in more than 700 weapons and ammunition, including rocket-propelled grenades and launchers, hand grenades, anti-personnel mines, rifle rounds, mortars, anti-tank mines, remote-controlled improvised explosive devices, and machine guns.

 “Afghan National Security Forces will continue to take these weapons out of the hands of insurgents, and make the area safer for residents,” Belcher said.

2008-01-16-cache.jpgAfghan National Security Forces, assisted by Coalition forces, recover a variety of weapons in Nangarhar Province Jan. 14. (Photo by Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force – Afghanistan)
 
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