name: Taliban leader detained with a suspected associate in Helmand
text: ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update June 17, 2011
  ISAF Joint Command- Afghanistan
  2011-06-S-054 
  For Immediate Release
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan (June 17, 2011)
  A combined Afghan and coalition security force captured a Taliban leader during a security operation in Marjah district, Helmand province, yesterday. The leader directed a cell of Taliban fighters in attacks against Afghan and coalition forces. 
  
  The Afghan-led security force tracked the leader to his compound following several intelligence tips. They searched his compound and conducted interviews with residents. After the interviews, the force detained the leader and a suspected associate.