ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2010-10-CA-143 1689, 2078, 2088
For Immediate Release
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KABUL, Afghanistan (Oct. 14) - Afghan and coalition forces discovered 7,000 kilograms of ammonium nitrate and 20 improvised explosive devices during three recent operations in southern Afghanistan.

On Wednesday, coalition forces found 4,000kg of ammonium nitrate during an operation in the Khash Rod district of Nimroz province. The forces also found five rocket-propelled grenades and improvised explosive device canisters. An explosive ordnance disposal team conducted a controlled detonation on the cache.

Also on Wednesday, an Afghan Border Police patrol discovered a large cache of IEDs being transported by a vehicle in Kandahar City. The cache consisted of five anti-personnel mines and 15 remotely-detonated IEDs.

In a separate incident, the International Security Assistance Force confirmed Afghan Border Police confiscated 3,000kgs of ammonium nitrate that were found in a truck in the Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province during a combined mounted patrol Monday.