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08 January 2010
Weapons caches found

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, Uruzgan Province, Southern Afghanistan.

Twenty-three caches have been found since the operation began on the 1st of January. The contents included Improvised Explosive Device (IED) components, rocket propelled grenades, mortars, home-made explosive and thousands of rounds of small arms ammunition.

MRTF-2 Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Hocking, said like the caches located in December, these latest finds are helping to save lives.

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Lance Corporal Ben Barling, an Engineer with the Second Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force, trains an Afghan National Army Engineer in search techniques.

(Date taken: 03 January 2010)
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Lieutenant Reny Pinkerton on patrol with the Afghan National Army in the Mirabad Valley Region.

(Date taken: 03 January 2010)
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Sapper Rueben Griggs snacks on some chocolate with Explosive Detection Dog Que watching on at Patrol Base Atiq.

(Date taken: 01 January 2010)
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Australian soldiers find Improvised Explosive Device components while searching through the Mirabad Valley Region.

(Date taken: 02 January 2010)
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Sapper Brenton Keemik with Explosive Detection Dog Aussie on the job in the Mirabad Valley Region.

(Date taken: 02 January 2010)
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Second Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force Engineers show an Afghan National Army soldier search techniques.

(Date taken: 02 January 2010)
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Australian soldiers find Improvised Explosive Device components in the Mirabad Valley Region.

(Date taken: 02 January 2010)
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Corporal Wayne Meech, from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team, lays out a cache find to take photographs for evidence.

(Date taken: 02 January 2010)
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Australian and Afghan National Army soldiers on patrol in the Mirabad Valley Region.

(Date taken: 03 January 2010)
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Operational Mentor and Liaison Team Sergeant Peter Langbein, patrols in the Mirabad Valley Region with soldiers from the Afghan National Army.

(Date taken: 03 January 2010)
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Corporal Matthew Kennedy, an Engineer with the Second Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force, discusses tasks with an Afghan National Army platoon commander.

(Date taken: 03 January 2010)
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A row of mortar rounds from a cache found in the Mirabad Valley Region.

(Date taken: 03 January 2010)
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Commanding Officer of the Second Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force, Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Hocking, praises an Afghan National Army Engineer after he found a cache of explosives.

(Date taken: 03 January 2010)
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Australian soldiers find an Improvised Explosive Device while searching in the Mirabad Valley Region.

(Date taken: 04 January 2010)
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Australian and Afghan National Army soldiers work together to search the Mirabad Valley Region for weapons and Improvised Explosive Device components.

(Date taken: 04 January 2010)
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Australian and Afghan National Army soldiers work together to search the Mirabad Valley Region for weapons and Improvised Explosive Device components.

(Date taken: 04 January 2010)
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A cache containing a mortar round and detonation wire that was found in the Mirabad Valley Region.

(Date taken: 04 January 2010)
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Corporal Jacqui De Gelder takes a break with an Afghan National Army soldier during the operation in the Mirabad Valley region.

(Date taken: 04 January 2010)
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A cache storage area discovered in the Mirabad Valley Region.

(Date taken: 04 January 2010)
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A mortar round and hundreds of rounds of small arms ammunition found in the Mirabad Valley Region.

(Date taken: 04 January 2010)
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An Afghan National Army soldier provides security in the Mirabad Valley Region.

(Date taken: 05 January 2010)
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Sergeant Peter Langbein from the 2nd Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force works closely with soldiers from the Afghan National Army.

(Date taken: 05 January 2010)
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Members of the Second Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force meet with locals during the operation in the Mirabad Valley region.

(Date taken: 05 January 2010)
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An Afghan National Army soldier has a rest with Australian soldiers in the Mirabad Valley Region.

(Date taken: 05 January 2010)
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(L-R) Major David Trotter and Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Hocking from the Second Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force talk to locals at a community meeting.

(Date taken: 05 January 2010)
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Several mortar rounds found in the Mirabad Valley Region.

(Date taken: 05 January 2010)
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One mortar round and hundreds of rifle rounds found in the Mirabad Valley Region.

(Date taken: 05 January 2010)
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Several mortar fuses found in a cache in the Mirabad Valley Region.

(Date taken: 05 January 2010)
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Hundreds of rifle rounds found in a cache.

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A mixture of munitions found in a cache in the Mirabad Valley Region.

(Date taken: 05 January 2010)
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A mixture of munitions found in a cache in the Mirabad Valley Region.

(Date taken: 05 January 2010)
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