ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2011-06-S-071
For Immediate Release 

KABUL, Afghanistan (June 21, 2011)
A combined Afghan and coalition security force detained several suspected insurgents during an overnight security operation at a Taliban leader’s suspected compound in Archi district, Kunduz province, yesterday. 

The target of the search is a leader with the Kunduz attack network and is responsible for planning and conducting suicide attacks against Afghan government officials within the district. ISAF today confirmed the capture of a Taliban leader during a security operation in Archi district, Kunduz province, June 14. 

The leader was the Taliban appointed governing official for the district. South A combined Afghan and coalition security force in Kandahar province captured a Taliban facilitator and more than five associates during a security operation in Arghandab district, yesterday. 

The facilitator was responsible for the movement of lethal materials for other Taliban networks.

The Afghan-led security force detained him and the others at a compound in the district.
 
According to initial reports, the men were conducting a planning meeting at the time of their detention. 

No shots were fired during the night security search.