Several Suspected Insurgents Detained in Afghanistan
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2010-10-CA-254 For Immediate Release
Download PDF  In Khost province, security forces targeted a Taliban leader, in charge of a cell of fighters who facilitate and emplace improvised explosive devices along Afghan roads in neighboring Paktiya province.   Intelligence information led the security force to a madrassa outside Wurzi in Nadir Shah Kot district to search for the targeted individual. An Afghan-only force used a loudspeaker to call for all occupants to exit the madrassa peacefully and then cleared and secured the buildings. After initial questioning at the scene, the security force detained several suspected insurgents.   "The Taliban are notorious for using madrassas and mosques to conceal their insurgent activity and assert their ideology to unwitting students," said U.S. Army Col. Rafael Torres, International Security Assistance Force Joint Command Combined Joint Operations Center director. "Coalition forces partner with Afghan forces, who perform all of the clearance of these sacred sites to ensure we are able to prosecute these activities while respecting the Afghan culture."   The assault force did not fire their weapons during any of the operations and they protected the women and children for the duration of the searches.

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UPDATE Afghan Force Captures Taliban IED Cell Leader in Khost
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2010-10-CA-264 For Immediate Release Download PDF   KABUL, Afghanistan (Oct. 25, 2010) — An Afghan security force, backed by coalition forces, captured a Taliban leader in charge of a cell of fighters who facilitated and emplaced improvised explosive devices along roads travelled by Afghan civilians, during an overnight operation in Khost province Saturday, the International Security Assistance Force confirmed Monday.   Intelligence information led the security force to a madrassa in outside Wurzi in Nadir Shah Kot district to search for the targeted individual. An Afghan-only force used a loudspeaker to call for all occupants to exit the buildings peacefully, and then cleared and secured the madrassa.   After initial questioning at the scene, the security force detained the targeted individual along with several of his associates.   The assault force did not fire their weapons and they protected the children for the duration of the search.