SIGACTs LAST 72 – LNK - KAF

2. IED find – culvert HWY 1 closed IED find – bridge HWY 1 closed SIGACTs LAST 72 – LNK - KAF Wilson Interdiction – ANP Leatherneck Attack on Howz-e-Madad COP SAF – RCP EOF – 2x LN WIA IED find – house HWY 1 closed TIC IED det – ANP CWIED find Price IED find – NFI TIC – IED find, 2x SAFIRE SAF, 2x Grenade attack IED find – NFI PPIED find IDF Ramrod Multiple PPIED find Interdiction KAF Harassing SAF S2 Assessment (S//REL USA,NATO,ISAF) Three IED emplacement discovered outside of Kandahar city closed HWY 1 for several hours on subsequent days; EF are likely experimenting with the effects of interrupting the MSR at areas with no readily available bypass, and a larger attempt at interrupting the MSR in likely within the next 96. Intensifying activity in the Sangin valley and Gereshk is likely part of the EF reaction to Marjeh operations, and demonstrates the effect that displaced Marjeh fighters are likely to have throughout the AO. The attack on Howz-e-Madad COP was of significant size, and shows an increasing level of coordination among EF through the Arghandab valley. Activity through the Kandahar area peaked on 20 FEB, and will likely decline over the next 48, to increase again 24-25 FEB.