name: Suspected militants detained in Helmand
text: Dec. 24: Militants Detained in Helmand, Kandahar, Khowst; Caches Discovered; ISAF Casualties
  
  NEWS RELEASE ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2009-12-CA 080
  For Immediate Release
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan (Dec. 24)   An Afghan-international security force detained several suspected militants in Helmand while searching for a Taliban commander linked to a murder and intimidation campaign.
  The joint security force went to a compound north of the village of Ser Banader in the Garmsir district after intelligence experts confirmed militant activity in the area. When the joint force approached the compound they came under hostile fire. Later, while searching the compound they detained the militants.