The unit became prominent when the clandestine operations were brought to public attention by the release of the Afghan War Diary on WikiLeaks on 25 July 2010.
In an article datelined 25 July 2010, The Guardian reported that "In many cases, the unit has set out to seize a target for internment, but in others it has simply killed them without attempting to capture.
The logs reveal that TF 373 has also killed civilian men, women and children and even Afghan police officers who have strayed into its path.
"[4] The newspaper report also stated that "Details of more than 2,000 senior figures from the Taliban and al-Qaida are named on a 'kill or capture' list, known as JPEL.
"These missions, which have been stepped up under the Obama administration, claim notable successes, but have sometimes gone wrong, killing civilians and stoking Afghan resentment.