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03 December 2009
Cache find

In the first two months of Operation Baz Panje in the Mirabad valley of Uruzgan Province, southern Afghanistan, soldiers from the 2nd rotation of the Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force (MRTF-2) have uncovered 44 separate caches.

The caches have included weapons and ammunition, ranging from an 82mm recoiless rifle to rocket propelled grenade (RPB) rounds, as well as improvised explosive device (IED) componentry.

Commanding Officer of MRTF-2, Lieutenant Colonel Peter Connolly, said between 24 September and 28 November 2009, the operation had also resulted in the discovery of 11 IEDs, which were set to target Australian and Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers.

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60mm mortar ammunition.

(Date taken: 12 November 2009)
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Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPGs).

(Date taken: 12 November 2009)
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B-RCL and 82mm RCL rounds.

(Date taken: 12 November 2009)
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Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPGs).

(Date taken: 15 November 2009)
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Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPGs) and 82mm RLC ammunition.

(Date taken: 15 November 2009)
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7.62mm link and 17 blocks of TNT.

(Date taken: 15 November 2009)
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