name: Several killed and one detained in Laghman
text: ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
  2011-07-S-064
  For Immediate Release
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan (July 21, 2011)   An Afghan-led security force killed several insurgents and detained one suspected insurgent while searching for a Taliban leader in Alisheng district, Laghman province, yesterday.
  
  The leader is responsible for insurgent operations in the Alisheng Valley, Laghman province.
  
  Upon entering the area, the security force encountered multiple insurgents armed with a sniper rifle, AK-47 assault rifles and several grenades. Assessing a threat, the security force fired at the insurgents, killing them. One suspected insurgent was detained during the operation.