Strategic SSI - Afghanistan DAILY SITUATION REPORT 21 JULY 2010 SAFETY AND SECURITY ISSUES RELEVANT TO SSSI PERSONNEL AND CLIENTS Various Threat Reports were received of possible attacks in Kabul over the past few days, and the insurgent’s intent and capability to conduct attacks in the Kabul City remains elevated. There are daily Threat Reports, but the received reports are mainly generic and lacking detail. It is possible that suicide attacks and indirect fire attacks can be expected in the city, but no time frames and/or specific targets were reported. Any attack in the city can be seen as a success for the insurgents, and they will make maximum use of the propaganda value of such an attack. MAJOR COUNTRY WIDE EVENTS Attack: 21 Jul, Paktya Province, Gardez District, Gardez – Khost Highway, Bridge#3 - km 8 Privileged and Confidential 1 This information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. You are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this information is strictly prohibited without the explicit approval from StrategicSSI Management. Strategic SSI - Afghanistan Threat Reports Received Last 5 Days INCIDENTS REPORTED FOR PERIOD 20 JULY TO 21 JULY 2010 Privileged and Confidential 2 This information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. You are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this information is strictly prohibited without the explicit approval from StrategicSSI Management. Strategic SSI - Afghanistan Killed and Wounded, Captured and Arrested as per the reporting’s of the SSSI DSR. (Kindly note that these are from the SSSI DSR and are not official statistics and may differ from those released by ISAF or other agencies and organisations.) SECURITY INCIDENTS REPORTED FOR PERIOD 20 JULY TO 21 JULY 2010 CENTRAL REGION Privileged and Confidential 3 This information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. You are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this information is strictly prohibited without the explicit approval from StrategicSSI Management. Strategic SSI - Afghanistan Success: Cache Find: 19 Jul, Kabul Province, Khak-E Jabbar District, an ANP patrol discovered four rockets set up to be fired into Kabul City. Success: Arrest: 20 Jul, Kabul Province, Mushaki District, an IM/ANSF raid pursuing an insurgent facilitator, was resisted by insurgents with small arms fire. Several insurgents were killed and two were arrested. Demonstration: 20 Jul, Kabul Province, Mushaki District, Kata Sang, reportedly local demonstrators were protesting a pre-dawn raid by IM troops. It is said that IM troops killed three civilians and arrested another. Another resident stated that a teacher’s house and a farmer’s house were raided and that in the latter three men from the same family were shot dead. According to him no Afghan forces had been present during the operation. IDF Attack: 19 Jul, Kabul Province, KAIA, Kabul City, PD-15, at 22h35 three rockets have been fired from the area of Koh-E Safi towards KAIA, where it impacted around the Qasab and Tangi Tara Kheyl areas. No casualties reported. UXO: 20 Jul, Kabul Province, Kabul City, PD-11, an explosion occurred which was the detonation of a shell which was believed to have been a historic unexploded ordnance. Three civilians wounded. IDF Attack: 20 Jul, KAIA, Kabul City, PD-15, at 00h45 two rockets were fired towards KAIA. No casualties reported. Success: Cache Find: 20 Jul, Kabul Province, Kabul City, PD-7, an unspecified amount of explosives had been discovered by ANSF in PD-7. Ambush: 17 Jul, Ghazni Province, Andar District, the DAC, an IM vehicle patrol came under insurgents attack with heavy and small arms. One IM member wounded. Attack: 19 Jul, Ghazni Province, the DAC, Waghaz District, insurgents attacked an ANP checkpoint with small arms. No casualties reported. Attack: 19 Jul, Ghazni Province, the DAC, Waghaz District, insurgents attacked the compound of the District Administrator. No casualties reported. Success: IED Find: 19 Jul, Ghazni Province, Ghazni Districts, ANP/IM patrols found and defused two IEDs. IDF Attack: 19 Jul, Ghazni Province, Muqur District, insurgents fired several mortars at an ANA Camp. No casualties reported. Ambush: 20 July, Ghazni Province, Andar District, Chardiwal area, at 08h40 insurgents attacked an ANA convoy with small arms and RPGs. No casualties reported. Privileged and Confidential 4 This information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. You are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this information is strictly prohibited without the explicit approval from StrategicSSI Management. Strategic SSI - Afghanistan Ambush: 19 Jul, Logar Province, Pol-E Alam District, Konjak, insurgents attacked an IM vehicle patrol with small arms. Three insurgents killed. Attack: 19 Jul, Logar Province, Baraki Barak District, Shir Khan, insurgents fired upon an ANP Post in this area. No casualties reported. IED: Jul, Uruzgan Province, Chaman Kalay, Deh Rawud District, Afghan PSC vehicle was hit by an IED. No casualties reported. Success: IED Find: 19 Jul, Uruzgan Province, Chorah District & Tarin Kot City & District, ANP found four IEDs respectively. Success: IED Find: Jul, Wardak Province, Nerkh District, An ANP patrol found and defused an IED. WESTERN REGION Success: COIN OP: 19 Jul, Faryab Province, Ghormach District, Kowtal Jan, during an IM/ANSF operation, three insurgents were killed. Ambush: 20 July, Faryab Province, Ghormach District, Abgarmak Village, at 10h00 an ANP convoy was hit by an IED and then attacked by insurgents with small arms. One ANP was killed. Privileged and Confidential 5 This information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. You are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this information is strictly prohibited without the explicit approval from StrategicSSI Management. Strategic SSI - Afghanistan Success: COIN OP: Air Strike: 19 Jul, Farah Province, Pusht-E Rud District, AB Sorkh, during an ANP operation, with air support, when targeted a concentration of insurgents twenty-two of them were killed. Success: COIN OP: 19 Jul, Farah Province, Bakwah District, Palwasheh, during an operation IM troops killed two insurgents and captured one. Success: Cache Find: 18 Jul, Herat Province, Herat City, District 10, NDS discovered a cache containing six RCIEDs and 400kg of explosives. IED: 19 Jul, Herat Province, Kushk-E Kohnah District, an IM vehicle patrol was hit by an IED. No casualties reported. Success: IED Find: 20 July, Herat Province, Guzarah District, Manzileyan Village, at 06h00 ANP discovered a RCIED which was emplaced on the main road leading to Syawshan Village. IED: 18 Jul, Badghis Province, Jawand District, an IED exploded prematurely, injuring one insurgent as he was setting it up. NORTHERN REGION Ambush: 19 Jul, Jowzjan Province, Qush Teppeh District, Shir Bak, insurgents attacked anIM/ANSF patrol. No casualties reported. IED: 19 Jul, Balkh Province, Mazar-E Sharif City Roz-E Sharif, , an IED exploded injuring a child. Privileged and Confidential 6 This information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. You are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this information is strictly prohibited without the explicit approval from StrategicSSI Management. Strategic SSI - Afghanistan Success: IED Find: 18 Jul, Kunduz Province, Khanabad District, Aqtash, ANP found an IED in a culvert. IDF Attack: 20 July, Kunduz Province, Dasht Archi District, Qarluq, Jam Rajab and Abdulrasul areas, at 06h00, insurgents attacked ANSF positions with mortars, 107 mm rockets, RPG and small arms. Eight insurgents were killed and ten wounded. IED: 20 July, Kunduz Province, Aliabad District, Chepguzar area, along Kunduz-Baghlan main road, a RCIED detonated and hit a passing ANP vehicle. Two ANP wounded. three female civilians and one child. Demonstration: 20 July, Badakhshan Province, Zebak DAC, at 10h30 about 300 persons staged a demonstration criticizing the district authorities. Attack: 20 July, Baghlan Province, Dahanah-I-Ghori District, Shari Now area at 04h30 insurgents attacked the District Police HQ with RPGs and small arms fire. Four ANP wounded. Attack: Kidnap: 20 July, Baghlan Province, Dahana-I- Ghuri District, Bazari Postak area, at 05h00 insurgents overrun an ANP checkpoint and kidnapped seven ANP members who were killed later on execution stile. Three ANP members are still missing. EASTERN REGION Attack: 20 Jul, Nuristan Province, Barg-E Matal District, the DAC, insurgents attacked the DAC with IDF, small arms fire and RPGs against ANSF positions throughout the area. One