Forces Target Taliban Leaders
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2010-12-S-242 For Immediate Release Download PDF    KABUL, Afghanistan (Dec. 21, 2010) — Afghan and coalition forces conducted four operations targeting Taliban leaders detaining numerous suspected insurgents in Helmand, Kandahar and Nangarhar provinces yesterday.  In Kandahar province, Afghan and coalition forces detained several individuals suspected of involvement in an improvised explosive device network.  The joint security team detained the suspected Taliban members while targeting an IED facilitator responsible for construction, attack coordination and emplacement of devices. He is associated with several central Kandahar Taliban leaders and facilitators.  Forces followed leads to a targeted location in Kandahar district, where Afghan forces used a loudspeaker to call all occupants to exit the buildings peacefully before conducting a search. The security team determined the individuals would be detained based on initial questioning at the scene.