ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2011-08-S-023


KABUL, Afghanistan (Aug. 9, 2011) – A combined Afghan and coalition security force killed one insurgent and detained two suspected insurgents during a security search for a Taliban leader in Dowlatabad district, Faryab province, yesterday.


The targeted leader is a Taliban commission chief and the Taliban’s second-in-command in Jowzjan province. He is responsible for leveraging illegal taxes against villagers, orchestrating attacks on Afghan National Security Force checkpoints, and transporting supplies and weapons.


During the search, the security force was fired at by one armed insurgent. The force returned fire, killing him. In addition, the force detained two insurgents with suspected ties to the Taliban.