KABUL - Three key Taleban insurgents, one of them believed to be a bomb maker, were arrested in Sherzad district of eastern Nangahar province, official said on Friday. The commandos detained three Taleban insurgents, among them a key facilitator identified as Haji Shir Khan, who is was involved in improvised explosive device making, the coalition forces said in a statement.According to the statement, Haji Shir Khan was responsible for numerous attacks on Afghan and coalition forces in eastern Nangahar province. Afghan and coalition forces launched a two-day search operation in Sherzad district of Nangahar province, the statement said, adding, ‘during the search, forces discovered 18 rocket-propelled grenade rounds, one anti-tank mine, 10 hand grenades, one 12-gauge shotgun, eight AK-47 magazines, and more than 80 kilograms of opium.’
No shots were fired and no Afghan, coalition troops or civilians were injured or killed during the operation, the statement said. The force eliminated two weapons caches and a large quantity of opium from three targeted compounds, it added.