ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2011-01-S-099

 KABUL, Afghanistan (Jan. 9) – Afghan and coalition forces targeted Taliban leaders in Nangarhar and Zabul provinces detaining two suspected insurgents during two security operations yesterday.

In Nangarhar province, Afghan and coalition forces targeted an al Qaida-associated Taliban leader detaining one suspected insurgent.

The targeted insurgent is the Taliban leader in Pachir wa Agam district where he facilitates fighters and suicide bombers to attack coalition forces and Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Jalalabad, Behsud and Pachir wa Agam districts. Recently, he was coordinating an attack on a provincial reconstruction team in the province.

Security forces followed leads to a targeted location in Chaparhar district, where Afghan forces called for all occupants to exit out of the buildings peacefully before conducting a search. After initial questioning on the scene the security force detained one suspected insurgent.
The security forces conducted these operations without firing their weapons.

No women or children were injured or detained during these operations.