Afghan National Police Shut Down Bomb-Making Cell

American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7, 2008 - Afghan National Police arrested two suspected bomb makers during a Jan. 5 raid in the Bermel area of Afghanistan's Paktika province, military officials said.

The two suspects are implicated in a Nov. 12 improvised explosive device attack near Shkin that injured an Afghan soldier and a support technician. The Shkin police developed the intelligence that identified, located and targeted the suspected two-man insurgent cell. The suspects also are believed to have conducted other attacks using remote-controlled IEDs throughout the Bermel area.

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