ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2011-09-S-031

KABUL, Afghanistan (Sep. 15, 2011)
In the Nawah-ye Barakzai district, Helmand province, a combined Afghan and coalition security force conducted an operation in search of a Taliban leader. The leader is involved in the construction and facilitation of roadside bombs in the Gowragi area. Also, he is responsible for making and placing pressure plate and victim-operated bombs in the Nawah-ye Barakzai district. The security force detained five suspected insurgents during the operation.