Forces Detain Taliban Explosive Device ‘Doctor’ in Kandahar
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2010-10-S-311 For Immediate Release Download PDF  KABUL, Afghanistan (Dec. 28) – Afghan and coalition forces targeted and detained a Taliban attack leader during a joint security operation in Kandahar province yesterday.  Forces conducted the operation in search of the leader, who bears the title “doctor,” due to his intricate knowledge of improvised explosive devices.  The IED ‘doctor’ trained Taliban members on how to build, emplace and detonate IEDs. In addition, he gave tactical guidance on where and how to conduct such attacks. He is associated with the Dec. 12 suicide vehicle-borne IED attack in Sangisar and was involved in moving money and supplies in support of suicide vehicle-borne IED operations in Kandahar City. The now-detained individual was also in direct contact with an array of suicide vehicle-borne IED cell leaders and suicide-attack facilitators.   Forces followed leads to the target location in Kandahar City, where Afghan forces used a loudspeaker to call all occupants to exit the buildings peacefully before conducting a search. The security team determined the targeted individual and one suspected insurgent would be detained based on initial questioning at the scene.   The joint security team conducted the operation in the hours of darkness to minimize the risk to local citizens. No women or children were injured or detained during this operation.   The security forces conducted the operation without firing their weapons.