Three Taliban Leaders Whacked!
By Harold Hutchison

ISAF reported the deaths of three Taliban leaders were confirmed over the last three days. In addition, ISAF also reported the capture of two other insurgent leaders.

According to an ISAF release, Tawab was killed in Kandahar province during an ISAF operation. Tawab, a senior Taliban leader, was involved in most of the insurgent activity and attacks against Afghan and coalition forces in the western and central portions of the province’s Panjwa’I district.

Disarming IEDs, Training New Afghan Troops
By Harold Hutchison

ISAF has not only been fighting insurgents, but they have also been helping establish a means for Afghans to fight the Taliban themselves. One area where this has shown has been in disarming IEDs.

On 11 April, Afghan units disarmed three IEDs in ISAF’s Regional Command East. One IED was disarmed in Wardak province, another in Logar province, and the third in Ghazni province. This took the total of IEDs cleared in RC-East to 28 over the course of the last week.

Video by Army Multimedia and Visual Information Directorate

Taliban Flunkies Killed And Captured
By Harold Hutchison

ISAF reported the capture of two Taliban leaders during operations in Afghanistan. The captures raise the total of high-level insurgents killed or captured since Friday to seven.

U.S., South Korea, Ready for Attack
By Harold Hutchison

The United States and South Korea are keeping a close eye on North Korea as tensions remain high during the latest standoff. Japan has also moved anti-missile batteries to various locations as well.

Naqibullah Killed in Jowzjan Province
By Harold Hutchison

ISAF confirmed that Naqibullah was killed during an operation in Jowzjan province, making him the third Taliban leader or facilitator to be killed or captured in since Thursday in that province. This is in addition to four other high-level insurgents being killed or captured over the weekend.

Naqibullah was involved in multiple direct fire and improvised explosive device attacks targeting Afghan and coalition forces. He also took part in Taliban “tax collections” in the province.

Video by Regional Command Southwest

High-Ranking Taliaban Leader Killed in Kunar Province
By Harold Hutchison

A high-ranking Taliban leader was killed in Kunar province during a weekend that proved deadly for both sides in Operation Enduring Freedom. IED attacks killed six Americans, including a diplomat delivering books to a school.