name: One killed and several others detained in Baghlan
text: ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update, March 8, 2011
  ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2011-03-S-022 For Immediate Release  KABUL, Afghanistan (March 8, 2011) Afghan and coalition forces targeted a Taliban district chief, killed one insurgent and detained several others during an operation in Burkah district, Baghlan province, yesterday. The Taliban district chief maintains ties to Taliban senior leadership throughout Kunduz, Baghlan, and Takhar provinces. He is involved in purchasing weapons and IEDs. Intelligence reports led the security force to the targeted compound in the city, where Afghan forces called for all occupants to exit the buildings peacefully before conducting a search. During that time, an armed individual threatened the security force and the force returned fire, killing him. Several suspected insurgents were detained after initial questioning at the scene.