Tue, Oct 28, 2008
Black Hawk Downed By Small-Arms Fire, But Later Recovered
US forces in Afghanistan assigned to
NATO's International Security Assistance Force in Regional Command
East killed 12 militants Monday and detained one other while
securing the site where a coalition helicopter was forced to land
in Wardak province after taking enemy fire.
The UH-60 Black Hawk came under small-arms fire from a number of
militants. The helicopter crew returned fire, but had to land when
the tail was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade, officials said.
Coalition ground forces responding to the scene were engaged by
several militants in the area, officials said. Coalition forces
responded, initially killing five militants. Coalition forces
continued searching the area and were engaged by more militants.
They again responded, killing seven more militants and detaining
one.
The helicopter was recovered and taken to a nearby ISAF
base.
Also Monday, Afghan and coalition forces killed one armed
militant and detained seven suspected militants during combined
operations targeting the Taliban and Haqqani terrorist networks in
Ghazni and Khowst provinces.
In Khowst's Sabari district, Afghan and coalition forces
searched a compound associated with a Haqqani commander suspected
of facilitating the movement of foreign fighters in Afghanistan.
The targeted militant also believed to plan and coordinate
terrorist activities in the province, officials said.
As the combined force entered the targeted compound, an armed
militant attempted to assault the force. In response to the
insurgent threat, the force engaged the militant with small-arms
fire, killing him. The combined force detained six suspected
militants during the operation.
A second operation, in Ghazni's Waghez district, netted a
targeted militant with ties to multiple Taliban commanders.
Coalition forces searched the compound without incident, detaining
the targeted insurgent.
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