name: Forces Target Former Taliban Shadow Chief in Kandahar
text: Forces Target Former Taliban Shadow Chief in Kandahar
  ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan  2011-01-S-237  For Immediate Release Download PDF
  KABUL, Afghanistan (Jan. 21, 2011)   Afghan and coalition forces targeted the former Taliban shadow chief for Zharay district during a security operation in Kandahar province, detaining numerous suspected insurgents and killing one insurgent, yesterday.
   The Taliban senior leader has operational influence throughout central Kandahar province to include Kandahar City and Zharay, Dand and Panjwa i districts providing command and strategic guidance over improvised explosive device and suicide operations.
  He is a current member of the Quetta military Shura in Pakistan. The Taliban senior leader is closely associated with other Taliban senior leaders in the area. Recent reporting indicates he had an associate provide him with three suicide bombers for an attack in Zharay district.
   Security forces followed leads to a targeted compound in Dand district, where Afghan and coalition forces secured and conducted a search. While clearing one of the buildings, an insurgent attacked a member of the security force resulting in the insurgent being killed. The security force detained suspected insurgents based on initial questioning at the scene.