Afghan-Led Security Forces Roll Up Several Insurgent Leaders in Afghanistan this Week

ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2010-07-CA-208  Feature News Release

KABUL, Afghanistan (July 29) - Afghan and coalition security forces captured several Haqqani Network leaders and numerous Talban leaders in Afghanistan this week including a member of the Kabul Attack Network, and many who were involved in improvised explosive device (IED) attacks against Afghan civilians, Afghan and coalition forces.   Clear rules of engagement and extreme measures taken to avoid civilian casualties allowed for 88.1 percent of the 42 operations to be conducted without shots fired. The Afghan-led operations resulted in no civilian casualties and more than 75 suspected insurgents detained.   Afghan and coalition security forces struck at the Taliban leadership again in Kandahar Friday capturing a senior Taliban commander and member of the district Military Commission in Nad 'Ali, Helmand province who also managed the movement of fighters and equipment through the Nad 'Ali district.