2011-10-S-009
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan (Oct. 5, 2011)
In Zurmat district, Paktiya province, a combined Afghan and coalition security force detained two suspected insurgents during an operation in search of a Taliban leader. The leader constructs and stores roadside bombs and other weapons, and manages insurgent fighters during attacks against Afghan forces in Zurmat and Gardez districts. Multiple weapons, to include AK-47 assault rifles, pistols and grenades, were confiscated during the operation.