name: Taliban leader and several associates captured in Kandahar
text: ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update June 7, 2011
  ISAF Joint Command- Afghanistan
  2011-06-S-026 
  For Immediate Release 
  
   KABUL, Afghanistan (June 7, 2011) 
   A combined Afghan and coalition security force captured a Taliban leader and several of his associates during a security operation in Dand district, Kandahar, province, yesterday. The leader directed operations in Kandahar City and Senjaray village, and was responsible for transferring explosives throughout the district. He was also involved in aiding detained insurgents escape. 
  
   The Afghan-led security force located the leader at a compound in Dand district after receiving multiple tips of Taliban activity in the area. The force searched the compound, where they came across several individuals who they suspected were involved with insurgent activity. The force conducted questioning and identified the leader and his associates. The women and children were protected during the night operation.