July 7: Afghan, ISAF Operations in Balkh, Kandahar, Nangarhar
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan  2010-07-CA-035  For Immediate Release

 Another Afghan-international security force detained several suspected insurgents in the village of Hakimabad in Khugyani district, Nangarhar province, last night while pursuing a Taliban commander who facilitates foreign fighters in the district. The commander had direct contact with a Taliban commander detained by the security force July 3. He was also directly linked to the overall Taliban emir of Khugyani district and associated with the recent influx of Lashkar-e Tayyiba operatives into the province. Afghan soldiers used a loudspeaker to call for all the occupants to come outside and then secured the building before detaining the suspected insurgents.
 Women and children present were protected by joint security forces during all of the above operations.

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July 9: ISAF Operations in Helmand, Kapisa, Khost Provinces
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan  2010-07-CA-051  For Immediate Release

 In an update to the July 7 IJC Operational Update, Afghan and ISAF officials have confirmed that a combined Afghan-international security force captured a Taliban commander during an operation in Khugyani district, Nangarhar province July 7. The commander is linked to the overall Taliban emir of Khugyani district and associated with the recent influx of Lashkar-e Tayyiba (LeT) operatives into the province. LeT is the Pakistani-based terrorist organization responsible for the November 2008 Mumbai attacks.
 "Capturing this commander degrades the Taliban's operational and facilitation capabilities and helps us eliminate the indiscriminate tactics used by insurgents who cause the vast majority of civilian casualties in Afghanistan," said Col. William Maxwell, ISAF Joint Command Combined Joint Operations director.