2011-11-S-001

ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
For Immediate Release

KABUL, Afghanistan (Nov. 1. 2011) — A combined Afghan and coalition security force captured a Taliban leader during an operation in Panjwa’i district, Kandahar province, Monday.

The leader distributed weapons and supplies throughout the Panjwa’i district, as well as, planned ambush and roadside bomb attacks against coalition forces. 

The security force detained one additional suspected insurgent during the operation.