Afghan, Coalition Forces Target Taliban Leaders
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2011-01-S-259 For Immediate Release Download PDF   KABUL, Afghanistan (Jan. 23, 2011) In Ghazni province, Afghan and coalition forces targeted the Taliban leader for Muqer district detaining four suspected insurgents during a joint security operation yesterday. The Taliban leader for Muqer district has direct connections with Taliban leadership and shadow governors in the area. He was also involved with a complex suicide attack that killed four Afghan National Army soldiers and wounded several Afghan National Security Forces personnel in Kabul City Dec. 19. The Taliban district leader has ordered his group to prepare pressure plate IEDs for future attacks against ANSF personnel according to recent reporting.  Security forces followed leads to a series of buildings in the Muqer district. Afghan forces called out for all occupants to exit the buildings peacefully before conducting a search of the compound. After the compound was secure, four suspected insurgents were detained based on initial questioning at the scene and their involvement in insurgent activities.