name: Afghan, Coalition Forces Target Taliban, Haqqani Leadership
text: Afghan, Coalition Forces Target Taliban, Haqqani Leadership
  ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2010-12-S-155 For Immediate Release Download PDF  KABUL, Afghanistan (Dec. 14)   Afghan and coalition forces continued to disrupt terrorist activities and put pressure on Taliban and Haqqani networks during two security operations in Kandahar and Khost provinces yesterday. Afghan and coalition forces detained several suspects as they targeted a Taliban leader during a security operation in Kandahar province. The joint security team detained the suspects as they searched several buildings for a terrorist leader who operates out of Kandahar City. Intelligence reports indicate the targeted individual was involved with planning an unspecified large attack in his area of operation. He is known to coordinate Taliban efforts with other leaders in the Kandahar area. Forces followed leads to a targeted location in Kandahar district, where Afghan forces used a loudspeaker to call the occupants out of the buildings peacefully before conducting a search. The security team detained the individuals based on initial questioning at the scene. The joint security team conducted the operations in the hours of darkness to minimize the risk to local citizens. No women or children were injured or detained during these operations. The security forces conducted the operations without firing their weapons.