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GHAZNI, Afghanistan – Afghan National Security Forces and International Security Assistance Force Soldiers from Task Force White Eagle and Brawler killed five Taliban improvised explosive device emplacers Sep. 2 during combat operations in the Andar District of Ghazni Province.

An ISAF air weapons team observed the five Taliban fighters emplacing an IED, made a positive identification and engaged them, killing all five.

KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan – International Security Assistance Force servicemembers and Afghan National Security Forces repelled complex attacks at two bases in Khowst province, killing 31 insurgents and capturing five Aug. 28.

Insurgents attacked Forward Operating Base Chapman and FOB Salerno with indirect, rocket-propelled grenade and small-arms fire in an early morning assault.

PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan –An unmanned aerial vehicle crashed in the Bagram district of Parwan Province Aug. 25.

A joint Afghan National Police and Coalition Forces recovery team was immediately sent to retrieve the UAV. The wreckage was successfully recovered.

There were no reports of civilian injuries or damage to property.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

LOGAR, Afghanistan - - Insurgents killed one boy and seriously injured another during an attack on Afghan National Army and ISAF Coalition Forces on Aug. 23, in Pul-e Alam District, Logar Province.

ISAF Soldiers did not return fire on the insurgents based on the potential risk to Afghan citizens, opting to maneuver a tactical vehicle between the insurgents and the civilians.