Taliban, Haqqani Leadership Targeted, Suspected Insurgents Detained
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2010-11-CA-079 For Immediate Release Download PDF  KABUL, Afghanistan (Nov. 7, 2010) — Afghan and coalition forces detained numerous suspected insurgents during four operations aimed at capturing Taliban and Haqqani leadership in southern and eastern Afghanistan last night.  In southern Afghanistan, a joint security force targeting a Taliban senior leader who coordinates and conducts attacks in Dand and Panjwa’i districts, detained several suspected insurgents during an overnight operation in Kandahar province. The senior leader is also responsible for distributing materials to his subordinates in the area.  Intelligence tips led the security force to a compound southeast of Srazi in Kandahar district where they peacefully detained the suspected insurgents.   The assault force did not fire their weapons during any of these operations and they protected the women and children for the duration of the searches.

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UPDATE: ISAF Confirms Capture of Taliban Senior Leader in Kandahar
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2010-11-CA-108 For Immediate Release
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KABUL, Afghanistan (Nov. 9, 2010) — The International Security Assistance Force confirmed the capture of a Taliban senior leader who coordinated and conducted attacks in Dand and Panjwa’i districts, during an overnight operation in Kandahar province Sunday.
 
He was also responsible for distributing materials to his subordinates in the area.
 
Intelligence tips led the security force to a compound southeast of Srazi in Kandahar district to search for the targeted individual.  Afghan forces used a loudspeaker to call for all occupants to exit the buildings peacefully, and then the joint security force cleared and secured the compound.  
 
After initial questioning at the scene, the security force identified and detained the senior leader along with one of his associates. 
 
The assault force did not fire their weapons and they protected the women and children for the duration of the search.