Taliban, Haqqani Leadership Targeted, Suspected Insurgents Detained
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2010-11-CA-079 For Immediate Release Download PDF  KABUL, Afghanistan (Nov. 7, 2010) — Afghan and coalition forces detained numerous suspected insurgents during four operations aimed at capturing Taliban and Haqqani leadership in southern and eastern Afghanistan last night.  An Afghan and coalition security force targeting the Taliban district leader for Chak-e Wardak, detained one suspected insurgent during an overnight operation in Wardak province.  Intelligence tips led the security force to a compound in Zar Bagh in Chak-e Wardak district to search for the targeted individual. Afghan forces used a loudspeaker to call for all occupants to exit the buildings peacefully, and then the joint security force cleared and secured the compound.   After initial questioning at the scene, the security force detained the suspected insurgent. The assault force also discovered and destroyed 15 gallons of nitric acid along with multiple weapons at the scene.   The assault force did not fire their weapons during any of these operations and they protected the women and children for the duration of the searches.