ISAF Joint Command- Afghanistan
2011-06-S-079
For Immediate Release                      

KABUL, Afghanistan (June 24, 2011)
In Helmand province, a combined Afghan and coalition security force captured a senior Taliban leader in Nahr-e Saraj district, during a nighttime search yesterday. The leader was associated with the Taliban military commission and worked detainee releases for associated insurgents. 

The Afghan-led security force found him and several other suspected insurgents at a compound in the district. The leader and the suspected insurgents were detained based on interview with residents.