July 3: Afghan-ISAF Operations in Eastern Afghanistan ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan  2010-07-CA-013  For Immediate Release

KABUL, Afghanistan (July 3) - An Afghan-international security force captured a Taliban commander, a facilitator and two other suspected insurgents in Nangarhar Province last night.   The commander is directly linked to the Taliban emir of Khogyani district and assisted with the recent influx of Lashkar-e Tayyiba (LeT) insurgents into the province. LeT is the Pakistan-based terrorist organization responsible for the November 2008 Mumbai attacks. The security force captured the insurgents while searching a compound near the village of Khermane, Khogyani district. Afghan soldiers used a loudspeaker to call for all the occupants to come outside and then secured the building.   Multiple grenades were discovered and destroyed at the scene.