Militant Highway 'Taxing' Halted, Among Other Operations
October 16 2009
Afghan and coalition forces carried out a number of anti-militant operations across Afghanistan on Thursday and Friday, NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) reports.
On Thursday, Afghan army and coalition forces were informed of an illegal militant highway checkpoint in Urgun district, Paktika province, military officials said.
The combined force detained more than a dozen militants who were "taxing" truck drivers on the road. Several weapons were...
Please log in to continue reading.
Not yet a subscriber? Take a free trial.
Military Periscope gives you easy-to-use, integrated, open-source intelligence on…
- More than 7,500 weapons systems and platforms
- Nearly every country's armed forces
- Militant organizations
Try Military Periscope free for seven days
Your online source for military news, weapons, and nation's armed forces worldwide
Military Periscope FEDLINK information
Service ID: UC
Contract Number: LCFDL24D0002
Military Periscope is a product of GovExec.
600 New Hampshire Ave., Suite 510,
Washington DC, 20037, USA.
customerservice@militaryperiscope.com
©Military Periscope 2025
All rights reserved. Redistribution of the content is prohibited without prior consent of Military Periscope.