PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Afghan National Army Special Forces killed ten insurgents Feb. 15 during a clearing operation to support provincial police Chief Brig. Gen. Ahmed Sherzad’s security efforts in Nangarhar province.
ANASF were clearing a village in Bati Kot district when several groups of heavily armed insurgents opened fire on them using rocket-propelled grenades, machine guns and small-arms fire. ANASF immediately returned fire, killing ten of the insurgents.
The special forces soldiers also discovered a weapons cache consisting of six AK-47 assault rifles, four machine guns, and one RPG.
