Taliban, Haqqani Leadership Targeted, Suspected Insurgents Detained
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2010-11-CA-079 For Immediate Release Download PDF  KABUL, Afghanistan (Nov. 7, 2010) — Afghan and coalition forces detained numerous suspected insurgents during four operations aimed at capturing Taliban and Haqqani leadership in southern and eastern Afghanistan last night.  In Logar province, a separate security force targeted a Taliban senior leader who commands at least 20 fighters in Baraki Barak and Charkh districts, detaining two suspected insurgents during an overnight operation.  Intelligence reports led the security force to a compound in Charkh district to search for the targeted individual. After an Afghan-led call out, the security force conducted initial questioning at the scene before detaining the suspected insurgents.   The assault force did not fire their weapons during any of these operations and they protected the women and children for the duration of the searches.