{ "name": "2 militants detained in Kandahar", "eventrefnumber": "2009-12-CA-074", "text": "Dec. 19: Security Forces Strike Haqqani Militants in Paktika; ISAF Casualty\nNEWS RELEASE
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan

2009-12-CA-074
For Immediate Release

In a separate operation, an Afghan-international security force detained a couple of suspected militants in Kandahar province today while pursuing a Taliban commander responsible for attacks in the area. 

The joint force targeted a compound near the village of Koor Balaygh in Ghorak district where intelligence sources reported militant activity. During the operation, the joint force observed the individuals quickly leave the compound.  An element of the joint force pursued the individuals and detained them without incident.  No shots were fired and no one was harmed.", "StartDate": "2009-12-19", "eventtype": "detention", "province": "Kandahar", "citydistrict": "Ghorak", "village": "Balaygh", "targetgroup": "Taliban", "commander": "", "position": "commander", "minkilled": "0", "mincaptured": "2", "capturedcharacterisation": "a couple", "killedcharacterisation": "", "killq": "false", "captureq": "true", "killcaptureraid": "true", "airstrike": "false", "noshotsfired": "true", "dataprocessed": "true", "flagged": "false", "glossarymeta": "false", "minleaderskilled": "0", "minfacilitatorskilled": "0", "minleaderscaptured": "0", "minfacilitatorscaptured": "0","leaderq":"false"}