[leader/facilitator]

ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update Feb. 17, 2011
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2011-02-S-118 For Immediate Release   Security patrols wrap up several leaders, facilitators, destroy narcotics   KABUL, Afghanistan (Feb. 17)  Afghan and coalition forces detained a Taliban facilitator, along with numerous suspected insurgents during an operation in Kandahar City, Kandahar province yesterday. The leader operated in the city and recently returned from Herat province where he was preparing his insurgent fighters and sub-leaders for attacks against Afghan and coalition forces. Recent reporting indicated he received information on the suicide attack in Kandahar City Feb. 7 at the customs office that killed one person and injured two U.S. soldiers.   Intelligence reports led the security force to the targeted compound in the city, where Afghan forces called for all occupants to exit the buildings peacefully before conducting a search. The Taliban leader and numerous suspected insurgents were detained for involvement in insurgent activity after initial questioning at the scene.