ISAF Joint Command- Afghanistan
2011-08-S-031
For Immediate Release 

KABUL, Afghanistan (August 12, 2011)
An Afghan and coalition combined security force detained multiple suspected insurgents during a security operation targeting a Taliban leader in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, yesterday.   

The leader directs a Taliban attack cell in Nahr-e Saraj, and is responsible for roadside bomb and small arms attacks against Afghan and coalition forces in central Helmand.   

While searching the area, the security force also discovered 500 pounds of ammonium nitrate along with an explosive making device. The force safely destroyed the explosives and the device before leaving the area.