2011-10-S-001
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
 
KABUL, Afghanistan (Oct. 1, 2011)
In Kajaki district, Helmand province, a combined Afghan and coalition security force conducted an operation in search of a Taliban leader. The leader facilitates narcotics, as well as, funding for insurgent activity in the Helmand and Kandahar provinces. Additionally, he constructs roadside bombs for use in attacks throughout the region.   The security force detained multiple suspected insurgents during the operation.