July 5: Afghan-ISAF Operations in Eastern, Southern Afghanistan
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan  2010-07-CA-022  For Immediate Release

 KABUL, Afghanistan (July 5) - An Afghan-international security force detained two suspected insurgents in Logar Province last night while pursuing a Taliban commander suspected to be involved in a mortar attack on an ISAF forward operating base yesterday.   The combined security force went to a compound north of the village of Aladad Kheyl, Baraki Barak district, after Afghan forces used a loudspeaker to call for the occupants to exit the buildings. Two individuals attempted to escape the compound but were caught and detained by the security force.   The security force also found and destroyed a significant amount of improvised explosive device (IED) material including home-made explosives, pressure plates and command detonation wires. They also found pictures and a video labeled "jihad."   No shots were fired, and women and children were protected by the combined security force.