ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2011-08-S-047

KABUL, Afghanistan (Aug. 18)
In Ghormach district, Faryab province, a combined Afghan and coalition security force killed two insurgents while conducting a search for a senior Taliban leader, yesterday.
The leader is the Taliban-appointed deputy governing official for insurgent operations in Shirin Tagab district, and is responsible for roadside bomb and rocket attacks against Afghan National Security Forces. One suspected insurgent was also detained during the operation.