June 22: Afghan-ISAF Operations in Southern, Northern Afghanistan
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan  2010-06-CA-085  For Immediate Release

 A separate Afghan-international security force detained two suspected foreign fighters in Kandahar province while pursuing the Dand district Taliban military commander last night. The commander is linked to suicide attacks in Kandahar.   After a tip from an area resident, the combined security force went to a compound south of Bala Dehe Sufla, Kandahar district, and searched the area. After initial questioning on scene, the security force detained two Pakistani men.   No shots were fired and the women and children present during the search were protected by the combined force. Large numbers of foreign fighters remain interspersed in the ranks of the Taliban and Haqqani networks.