ISAF Joint Command- Afghanistan
2011-06-S-082
For Immediate Release 

KABUL, Afghanistan (June 25, 2011)
In Laghman province, a combined Afghan and coalition security force captured a Taliban leader and several suspected insurgents in Dowlat Shah district during a nighttime security operation yesterday. The leader was responsible for several roadside bomb and direct attacks targeting Afghan government officials and Afghan security forces. 

The Afghan-led security force searched for the leader at a compound after being notified of insurgent activity by citizens. The force identified the leader and apprehended him. While searching, the force encountered several men wearing chest racks with ammunition, as well as armed with grenades and AK-47s. Without using force, the security force was able to detain the men for further questioning.