2011-10-S-038
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan (Oct. 19, 2011)
In Sherzad district, Nangarhar province, a combined Afghan and coalition security force killed one insurgent and detained multiple suspected insurgents during an operation in search of a Taliban leader, yesterday. The leader operates in both the Sherzad and Khugyani districts and is involved in ambush attacks against Afghan forces. The security force was threatened by several armed insurgents, responding to the direct threat the force engaged, killing the insurgent during the operation.