ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update May 31, 2011

ISAF Joint Command- Afghanistan 2011-05-S-115  For Immediate Release   KABUL, Afghanistan (May 31,2011)  A combined Afghan and coalition security force detained two suspected insurgents during a security operation in Chahar Darah district, Kunduz province, yesterday. The Afghan-led security force conducted the security operation in order to capture a Taliban leader in the district. The leader facilitates foreign suicide bombers including Chechens and Pakistanis throughout the province.   Following several intelligence leads, the security force searched a compound associated with the leader. While searching the compound, the force encountered several individuals who they suspected had ties with the targeted leader. Through interviews, the force was able to identify and detain two individuals with ties to the facilitator. The operation was completed with no shots fired and no civilians harmed.