May 26: Afghan-ISAF Operations in Zabul, Uruzgan, Helmand
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan  2010-05-CA-096  For Immediate Release

 Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) with ISAF partners conducted a combined operation early Tuesday morning in Shurakay, Helmand Province. The intent of the operation was to arrest a Taliban insurgent responsible for supplying aid to insurgents in Helmand Province. As the combined force approached a compound where the Taliban commander was believed to be, they were attacked by insurgents with small arms and rocket propelled grenades. ANSF and ISAF responded in self-defense and killed several insurgents. The combined force then surrounded the compound, and Afghan Special Police ensured all residents exited the compound safely.   Several were detained, and multiple women and children were protected throughout this operation, in which no civilians were injured.