ANSF-ISAF Conduct Operation Against Suspected Taliban Commander in Kapisa
NEWS RELEASE ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan   2010-03-CA-116  For Immediate Release

KABUL, Afghanistan (March 28) - Afghanistan National Security Forces (ANSF) and ISAF partners conducted an operation to capture suspected Taliban fighters near Alasay Valley in the Tagab district of Kapisa Province yesterday.   As the ANSF and ISAF combined force entered the compound, they received heavy fire. The force returned fire in self defense; several Taliban fighters were killed and one was captured.   These insurgents are suspected of repeatedly entering civilian homes at night to conduct illegal searches, initiating strict curfews on the villages of the valley, and conducting illegal patrols to enforce Taliban control on local civilians. One of the militants is suspected of being the senior Taliban commander in the western Alasay Valley responsible for a number of violent attacks against Afghan government officials as well as ANSF and ISAF forces.   Multiple assault rifles, a rocket-propelled grenade and several documents were discovered during the operation, and were turned over to Afghan officials for further investigation.   Two women and two children were protected throughout this operation, in which no civilians were injured.