SITUATION: Following Operation BLACK HEART in the village of Gambir - Kunar Province Afghanistan, Task Force (TF) 76 were successful in capturing the two (2) priority High Value Individuals (HVI's) and one (1) of the two (2) Al Qaeda (AQ) couriers as outlined in their detailed tasks and missions. (Please see the Operation BLACK HEART After Action Report for more information.) However, a second identified courier was able to flee Gambir with a small number of AQ operators during the ferocious Close Quarter Combat (CQC) that took place. We believe that the courier and his group will attempt to move east through the wooded lowland of the Korengal valley with a view to cross the border and disappear into Pakistan. TF 76 feel that although they had success in Gambir, that the task in hand is not complete. To that end JSOC have sanctioned a follow up mission and TF 76 are to deploy into the Korengal Valley iot* locate and detain the AQ courier and his group before they reach the relative safety of the Pakistan border.

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