July 4: Afghan-ISAF Operations in Eastern, Southern, Northern Afghanistan
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan  2010-07-CA-015  For Immediate Release

 A separate Afghan-international security force detained a suspected insurgent in Zabul Province yesterday while pursuing a Taliban commander and foreign-fighter facilitator responsible for moving IED material and foreign fighters into Shah Joy district from Pakistan.   The combined security force captured the suspected insurgent while he was travelling on a motorcycle in Shah Joy district. No shots were fired.   Afghan and international security forces have conducted a number of operations within Zabul province recently and captured or killed a large number of insurgents, including several Taliban leaders.
 "International forces, side by side with our Afghan partners, are helping to bring to justice insurgents who use fear and intimidation to threaten the people of Afghanistan," said Col. William Maxwell, ISAF Joint Command Combined Joint Operations Center director.   "We're doing this so the Afghan people can move forward with rebuilding their institutions, rebuilding their country," Maxwell added.