{ "name": "Senior Taliban leader detained in Baghlan", "eventrefnumber": "2011-05-S-005", "text": "ISAF Joint Command Evening Operational Update May 2, 2011\nISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2011-05-S-005
For Immediate Release

KABUL, Afghanistan (May 2, 2011) – An Afghan and coalition force patrol captured a senior Taliban leader during clearing operations in Baghlan-e Jadid district, Baghlan province, yesterday.

The detainee is believed to have led more than 60 fighters along the Kandahari belt of Baghlan province and was responsible for numerous suicide bombings throughout the region.

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