{
  "name": "Taliban Commander And other militants detained in Kandahar",
  "eventrefnumber": "2009-12-CA–071",
  "text": "Dec. 16: Taliban Commanders Detained; Afghans Attend Writing Seminar; ISAF Casualties\nNEWS RELEASE
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan\n
2009-12-CA–071\nFor Immediate Release

In another operation, security forces detained a Taliban commander and a few other militants in western Kandahar province today. This commander has led a sizable militant element and is responsible for a number of IED attacks in the area.\nThe joint force searched a compound near the village of Haji Abdourraf in the Zhari district where intelligence sources reported the Taliban commander to be located. The militants were detained without incident.",
  "StartDate": "2009-12-16",
  "eventtype": "detention",
  "province": "Kandahar",
  "citydistrict": "Zheray",
  "village": "Haji Abdourraf",
  "targetgroup": "Taliban",
  "commander": "",
  "position": "commander",
  "minkilled": "0",
  "mincaptured": "3",
  "capturedcharacterisation": "a few",
  "killedcharacterisation": "",
  "killq": "false",
  "captureq": "true",
  "killcaptureraid": "true",
  "airstrike": "false",
  "noshotsfired": "true",
  "dataprocessed": "true",
  "flagged": "false",
  "glossarymeta": "false",
  "minleaderskilled": "0",
  "minfacilitatorskilled": "0",
  "minleaderscaptured": "1",
  "minfacilitatorscaptured": "0","leaderq":"true"}