{
  "name": "Militants Killed, Detained in Kandahar",
  "eventrefnumber": "",
  "text": "Dec. 22: Militants Killed, Detained in Kandahar, Wardak, Khowst; ISAF Casualty\n\nNEWS RELEASE
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan

\nIn another operation in Kandahar province today, a joint Afghan-international security force killed a few militants and detained a couple of others while searching for a Taliban commander.\nThe joint force approached a compound in the Zhari district after intelligence sources confirmed militant activities in the area. As the security force moved toward a compound, several militants departed the area. Later, the security force received hostile fire and while returning fire, killed the militants and detained a couple of militants.",
  "StartDate": "2009-12-22",
  "eventtype": "captureandkill",
  "province": "Kandahar",
  "citydistrict": "Zheray",
  "village": "",
  "targetgroup": "Taliban",
  "commander": "",
  "position": "commander",
  "minkilled": "3",
  "mincaptured": "2",
  "capturedcharacterisation": "",
  "killedcharacterisation": "a few",
  "killq": "true",
  "captureq": "true",
  "killcaptureraid": "true",
  "airstrike": "false",
  "noshotsfired": "false",
  "dataprocessed": "true",
  "flagged": "false",
  "glossarymeta": "false",
  "minleaderskilled": "0",
  "minfacilitatorskilled": "0",
  "minleaderscaptured": "0",
  "minfacilitatorscaptured": "0","leaderq":"false"}