DEFENCE MEDIA RELEASE
Issued by Ministerial Support and Public Affairs, Department of Defence, Canberra, ACT
Phone: 02 6127 1999, Fax: 02 6265 1545
MSPA 485/10
Friday, 14 October 2010
Australian and Afghan soldiers help keep Village safe
Australian and Afghan forces have successfully found and removed a large number of
Improvised Explosive Device parts from locations close to a
village market
in the
Dorafshan region of Uruzgan province.
The operation, conducted during September, involved Afghan forces of the Provincial
Response Company partnered with Australian soldiers of the Special Operations Task
Group.
The joint operation succeeded in removing Improvised Explosive Device components,
ammunition, and anti-personnel mines found near a village bazaar.
“These Improvised Explosive Device parts and ammunition would have been used to
target Afghan locals and security forces and ISAF forces,” Commander of the Special
Operations Task Group, LTCOL C said.
“The fact that these items were hidden near populated areas shows that the insurgents
continue to disregard the safety of innocent Afghan civilians.”
Some of the recovered items were destroyed in place while
other devices were
rendered safe and transported to the Multinational Base - Tarin Kot.
Provincial Response Company members are invaluable to Special Operations Task
Group operations as they have community connections and local knowledge of the
areas in which the Special Operations Task Group operates.
Special Operations Task Group operations in Uruzgan Province are focused on
disrupting insurgent activity and supporting the Afghan Government in the province.
Imagery is available from the Defence Web
Media contact: Defence Media Liaison: 02 6127 1999 or 0408 498 664
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