Coalition Forces Target Taliban Leader with Air Strike in Logar
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2010-11-S-260 For Immediate Release Download PDF    KABUL, Afghanistan (Nov. 21) – Coalition forces killed one insurgent and wounded three others during an air strike in Logar province yesterday targeting an active Taliban leader operating in Baraki Barak district.  The leader is a weapons and improvised explosive device expert responsible for indiscriminate IED and small arms fire attacks on coalition forces in the district.   Based on intelligence sources, coalition forces tracked a group of insurgents to a remote area in Baraki Barak district. After careful planning to avoid civilian causalities, coalition forces conducted the air strike killing one insurgent.   A follow-on ground force discovered three additional wounded insurgents at the scene. The security force provided immediate medical attention before detaining them along with one other insurgent.   The security force is still gathering information to confirm the targeted individual was among the insurgent group. No civilians were injured in the strike.

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UPDATE: ISAF Confirms Capture of Taliban Leader, IED Expert
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2010-11-S-273 For Immediate Release Download PDF  KABUL, Afghanistan (Nov. 22, 2010) — The International Security Assistance Force confirmed the capture of an active Taliban leader during an operation in Baraki Barak district of Logar province Nov. 20.  The leader is a weapons and improvised explosive device expert responsible for indiscriminate IED and small arms fire attacks on coalition forces in the district.  Based on intelligence sources, coalition forces tracked a group of insurgents to a remote area in Baraki Barak district. After careful planning to avoid civilian causalities, coalition forces conducted an air strike, killing one insurgent.  A follow-on ground force discovered additional wounded insurgents at the scene. The security force provided immediate medical attention before detaining them along with one other insurgent. The security force later determined the targeted individual was among the detained.