July 11: ISAF Operations in Ghazni, Kandahar Provinces ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan  2010-07-CA-058  For Immediate Release

KABUL, Afghanistan (July 11) - An Afghan and international security force killed several insurgents and detained two suspected insurgents in Ghazni province yesterday while pursuing a Taliban commander in direct contact with Taliban leadership in Pakistan and associated with Al Qaeda and Commander Nazir Group.   The group is known for assassinations and intimidation operations against civilians and operates with the Haqqani network in attacks against international forces. The combined security force went to a compound in the village of Ahmad Khan, Andar district, and was immediately engaged by multiple insurgents armed with automatic weapons and grenades outside the compound. The security force returned fire, killing several insurgents. Women and children present were protected by the combined security force and no civilians or security forces were injured during the operation.