2011-11-S-020
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan (Nov. 14, 2011) — A combined Afghan and coalition security force captured a Taliban leader during a security operation in Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Sunday.

The leader coordinated ambush and roadside bomb attacks against Afghan forces and enforced Sharia law throughout the area.

The security force detained one additional suspected insurgent during the operation.