name: Taliban leader killed in Helmand
text: ISAF Joint Command Evening Operational Update April 22, 2011
  ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2011-04-S-066 For Immediate Release KABUL, Afghanistan (April 22, 2011)   An International Security Assistance Force airstrike killed a Taliban leader in Lashkar Gah district, Helmand province, Saturday. The target, Said Hassan, was a Taliban leader, homemade bomb expert and facilitator who also directed attacks against Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces in the Nawah-ye Barakzai area of Helmand. Initial reports indicate no civilians were harmed in the operation.