Feb. 17: Afghan-ISAF Operations in Eastern, Southern Afghanistan
NEWS RELEASE ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan   2010-02-CA-082 For Immediate Release

 In another operation, an Afghan-international security force captured a few suspected insurgents during an operation today in the Nimroz Province in pursuit of a Taliban commander operating in southern Farah Province.
 The joint force detained an individual in an empty field near Tali Zardad in the Khash Rod district on suspicion of supporting militant activities.
 After detaining the individual, the combined force searched a nearby compound after intelligence indicated militant activity there and detained a pair of additional suspected insurgents. The force discovered Taliban paraphernalia and a handheld radio of a type often used by militants for communication.