Friday, October 28
1 SCUZBALL KILLED, 2 OTHERS NABBED, ROADSIDE BOMBING FOILED
| October 28, 2005 BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – U.S. Soldiers with 1st Battalion 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment killed one enemy and detained two others after they were seen attempting to emplace improvised explosive devices in the middle of a road in the Waza Khwa District of the Paktika Province Friday. The Soldiers were patrolling by vehicle from a forward operating base to the Tarwa Afghan Border Police site when they came across the four individuals placing improvised explosive devices in the middle of the road. The individuals attempted to flee from the scene. U.S. forces killed one individual attempting to escape and captured two others. The last individual was able to evade capture. Two signal mirrors and blasting caps were found on the dead individual. The Soldiers questioned the detained individuals and turned them over to the Afghan Border Police at the Terwa Border Check Point. Weblog LINK |
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