Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers, partnered with U.S. Special Operations Forces, uncovered multiple weapons caches in eastern Zabul province July 31. The largest of the three caches was found in the Now Bahar district mosque. The items in this photo are a small part of the overall cache found and destroyed. (U.S. Navy courtesy photo)

Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers, partnered with U.S. Special Operations Forces, uncovered multiple weapons caches in eastern Zabul province July 31. The largest of the three caches was found in the Now Bahar district mosque. The items in this photo are a small part of the overall cache found and destroyed. (U.S. Navy courtesy photo)

The Afghan-led force went to several areas in Naw Bahar district after intelligence information indicated insurgent activity and found three weapons caches, the largest of which was found in the district mosque. (U.S. Navy courtesy photo)

The DoD Small Rewards Program in use by the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan resulted in 1,265 munitions being found April thru June 2010. Representing approximately 3.5-percent of the total U.S. forces in Afghanistan, the CJSOTF-A SRP accounted for 23-percent of the more than $363-thousand paid out for tips leading to weapons caches during this same time period. The munitions in this photo were a part of a weapons cache found April 26, 2010 in Wardak province. These and other types of munitions are used by the Taliban and insurgents to target innocent Afghan civilians and members of the International Security Assistance Force. (U.S. Army photo/1st Lt. Scott Clark)

The Ministry of Interior and ISAF combined force recovered a cache containing four 107mm rockets and one fuse, two 76mm recoilless rockets, two .22calibre pistols and magazines, two improvised explosive devices, one .303calibre rifle with a loaded magazine and one box of machine gun ammunition. Electrical components and detonation cord were also seized. Two men assessed to be associated with the weapons cache were arrested by Afghan authorities. (courtesy photo)

The Ministry of Interior and ISAF combined force recovered a cache containing four 107mm rockets and one fuse, two 76mm recoilless rockets, two .22calibre pistols and magazines, two improvised explosive devices, one .303calibre rifle with a loaded magazine and one box of machine gun ammunition. Electrical components and detonation cord were also seized. Two men assessed to be associated with the weapons cache were arrested by Afghan authorities. (courtesy photo)

A row of mortar rounds from a cache found in the Mirabad Valley Region. A major operation conducted by Australian and Afghan National Army (ANA) Forces has experienced success, uncovering a significant number of caches to the east of Tarin Kowt, Oruzgan Province, Southern Afghanistan. (Photo courtesy Australian Government Department of Defence)

Insurgent weapons, munitions and Improvised Explosive Device components recovered during the joint Special Operations Task Group/Afghan National Security Force operation against the insurgent stronghold in southern Afghanistan. Photo courtesy Australian Government Department of Defence

Australian soldiers find an Improvised Explosive Device while searching in the Mirabad Valley Region. A major operation conducted by Australian and Afghan National Army (ANA) Forces has experienced success, uncovering a significant number of caches to the east of Tarin Kowt, Oruzgan Province, Southern Afghanistan. (Photo courtesy Australian Government Department of Defence)

An Afghan and coalition security force found multiple automatic weapons along with dozens of rocket propelled grenades (RPGs), RPG boosters, hand grenades, and 2000 rounds of ammunition during an offensive security operation in Nangarhar last night. The security force was in pursuit of the primary Taliban facilitator for foreign fighters and attacks against high interest targets within eastern Afghanistan. (DoD photo)

Hundreds of rifle rounds found in a cache. A major operation conducted by Australian and Afghan National Army (ANA) Forces has experienced success, uncovering a significant number of caches to the east of Tarin Kowt, Oruzgan Province, Southern Afghanistan. (Photo courtesy Australian Government Department of Defence)

Some of the arms and ammunition seized during the operation in Oruzgan province, southern Afghanistan. Photo Courtesy Australian Government Department of Defence

Weapons captured by Afghan National Security Forces and Australian Special Forces from the Special Operations Task Group during the Shah Wali Kot Offensive. Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) partnered with Australian Special Forces from the Special Operations Task Group conducted a deliberate operation to clear a Taliban insurgent stronghold in the Shah Wali Kot region of northern Kandahar province. The Shah Wali Kot Offensive comprised synchronised and deliberate clearance operations involving Australian Commandos combined with a number of surgical helicopter-born assaults from Special Air Service (SAS) troops on key targets. Removing Taliban insurgents from Afghan communities allows the Government of Afghanistan to establish a presence and gain the trust of the community to provide them with necessary infrastructure and security that was not provided by the insurgents. (Photo by Corporal Raymond Vance, Australian Government Department of Defence)

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HERAT, Afghanistan (July, 9) – The partnership between Afghan National Security Forces and troops of ISAF Regional Command West led today to the seizure of a huge ammunition cache in Moqur District, Badghis province.178 82mm mortar shells in perfect conditions.

Weapons captured by Afghan National Security Forces and Australian Special Forces from the Special Operations Task Group during the Shah Wali Kot Offensive. Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) partnered with Australian Special Forces from the Special Operations Task Group conducted a deliberate operation to clear a Taliban insurgent stronghold in the Shah Wali Kot region of northern Kandahar province. The Shah Wali Kot Offensive comprised synchronised and deliberate clearance operations involving Australian Commandos combined with a number of surgical helicopter-born assaults from Special Air Service (SAS) troops on key targets. Removing Taliban insurgents from Afghan communities allows the Government of Afghanistan to establish a presence and gain the trust of the community to provide them with necessary infrastructure and security that was not provided by the insurgents. (Photo by Corporal Raymond Vance, Australian Government Department of Defence).

FARAH, Afghanistan (March 18, 2010)--Coalition forces prepare to destroy 3,400 kilograms of home-made explosives (HME), March 19, 2010, Forward Operating Base (FOB) Farah, Afghanistan. The National Directorate of Security (NDS) received a tip from local villagers and discovered the weapons cache in Bala Baluk District, Farah Province, Afghanistan, March 18, 2010.(Photo by: U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Karl Wiest)

FARAH, Afghanistan (March 18, 2010)--Coalition forces prepare to destroy 3,400 kilograms of home-made explosives (HME), March 19, 2010, Forward Operating Base (FOB) Farah, Afghanistan. The National Directorate of Security (NDS) received a tip from local villagers and discovered the weapons cache in Bala Baluk District, Farah Province, Afghanistan, March 18, 2010. (Photo by: U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Tracy DeMarco)

An Afghan and coalition security force killed Malauwi Shahbuddin, a dual-hatted Taliban commander and foreign fighter facilitator, along with several armed insurgents as they were emplacing an IED in Shah Joy district in northeastern Zabul province yesterday. The insurgents were equipped with machine guns, IED construction materials, RPG launchers with rockets and grenades. Additionally, IED making materials, hand grenades, various small arms, RPG launchers, and multiple RPG rockets along with two motorcycles laden with explosives were found during the subsequent search of the area. The security force destroyed the weapons and motorcycles at the scene. (DoD photo)