{
  "name": "Taliban leader captured in Kandahar",
  "eventrefnumber": "2011-04-S-003",
  "text": "ISAF Joint Command Operational Update April 2, 2011\nISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2011-04-S-003
For Immediate Release

KABUL, Afghanistan (April 2, 2011) 
Also in Kandahar province, Afghan and coalition forces captured a Taliban leader during a raid in Kandahar City, yesterday.

The Taliban insurgent is an operational commander linked to a Taliban leader in the Arghandab district. He is responsible for the assassination of a Kandahar district governor in January. The Taliban leader also commands direct action, IEDs and suicide attacks in Kandahar.

Multiple Intelligence reports led the joint security force to a suspected insurgent compound in the district. The joint security force secured and cleared the area, then detained the Taliban leader after initial questioning.",
  "StartDate": "2011-04-01",
  "eventtype": "detention",
  "province": "Kandahar",
  "citydistrict": "Kandahar City",
  "village": "Kandahar City",
  "targetgroup": "Taliban",
  "commander": "",
  "position": "leader",
  "minkilled": "0",
  "mincaptured": "1",
  "capturedcharacterisation": "1",
  "killedcharacterisation": "",
  "killq": "false",
  "captureq": "true",
  "killcaptureraid": "true",
  "airstrike": "false",
  "noshotsfired": "false",
  "dataprocessed": "true",
  "flagged": "false",
  "glossarymeta": "false",
  "minleaderskilled": "0",
  "minfacilitatorskilled": "0",
  "minleaderscaptured": "1",
  "minfacilitatorscaptured": "0","leaderq":"true"}