Apr. 16: Afghan-ISAF Operations in Helmand, Kandahar, Uruzgan
NEWS RELEASE ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan  2010-04-CA-046  For Immediate Release

In Marjah yesterday, ANSF with ISAF partners conducted a combined operation in the continuing effort to eliminate suicide improvised explosive device (SIED) networks.   The intent of this operation was to capture a Taliban commander known to facilitate suicide attacks against Afghan and international forces, and facilitate weapons shipments to insurgents throughout central Helmand.   Responding to intelligence information, the combined force surrounded the compound where the Taliban commander was located. When people inside the compound refused to answer the Afghan forces calling for them to exit the compound, Afghan Special Police led the combined force into the compound. One insurgent presented a threat to the combined force and was killed. Another insurgent was detained by Afghan authorities.   Three women and four children were protected throughout this operation, and no civilians were injured.