Operation Warrior Sweep

Operation Warrior Sweep was a 2003 operation in the

Afghan National Army, together with U.S.-led coalition troops, in the Zormat Valley region and the 3,260 meter-high peaks of the Ayubkhel Valley in the southern Paktia Province in Afghanistan. The operation was in response to intelligence reports that some Taliban and al-Qaeda

operatives were active in the area. It marked the first major combat operation for the Afghan troops. The Operation was completed in mid-September.

By July 29, soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division were transported in by CH-47 Chinook helicopters to assist in the Operation.

The coalition forces uncovered dozens of grenades, C-4 plastic explosives, a crate of dynamite, more than 20 rocket propelled grenade rounds, a box of anti-aircraft rounds and hundreds of 7.62 mm and handgun rounds.

Neither

Zormat

.

When U.S. forces arrived in the village of Atel Mohammed, residents hid their

Muslim

. U.S. soldiers explained to the villagers that this was not the case.

Toward the conclusion of the Operation in mid-September, forces from the United States, Italy, Romania and Afghanistan discovered several secret caves and caches containing more than 20,000 pieces of ordnance.

References

^ The U.S. Army in Afghanistan: Operation Enduring Freedom March 2002–April 2005 (PDF). U.S. Army Center for Military History. p. 41.

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[1] The U.S. Army in Afghanistan: Operation Enduring Freedom March 2002–April 2005 (PDF). U.S. Army Center for Military History. p. 41.