Well done. “NATO kills 50 fighters, clears Afghan training camp,” by Michelle Nichols, Bashir Ansar, and Sugita Katyal for Reuters, July 22:
KABUL (Reuters) – Foreign troops and Afghan special forces killed more than 50 insurgents during an operation in the east of Afghanistan to clear a training camp the Haqqani network used for foreign fighters, NATO said on Friday.
Haqqani network outage:
The Haqqani network, considered one of the most dangerous militant groups fighting in Afghanistan, was responsible for several high-profile attacks, including the deadly raid on Kabul’s Intercontinental hotel in June, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said in a statement.
Disenfranchised insurgents told security forces where the Haqqani network camp was located in eastern Paktika province and the operation began late Wednesday and ended early Friday, the coalition said.
“The encampment site was a staging area for Haqqani and foreign fighters. These fighters were moved into the country by Haqqani insurgents who planned to use them for attacks throughout Afghanistan,” ISAF said.
Security forces recovered numerous stockpiles of weapons, including mortars, rocket propelled grenades with warheads, machine guns with multiple crates of ammunition, AK-47 rifles, grenades and military gear, ISAF said.