name: Taliban Commanders captured in Southern Afghanistan
text: Afghan-ISAF Forces Capture Taliban Commanders in Southern Afghanistan
   ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2010-06-CA-076  For Immediate Release KABUL, Afghanistan (June 20) - Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) along with ISAF partners, conducted an operation Saturday night in Saidabad, south of Nad 'Ali, Helmand province, to degrade the insurgents' ability to coordinate attacks and movement of weapons and improvised explosive device materials around Nad 'Ali.  After surrounding the compound housing the Taliban insurgent and his accomplices, Afghan Special Police ensured all residents of the compound exited safely. Several women and children were protected while several men were detained, along with an assault weapon and an undisclosed amount of opium. Two of the detained men were positively identified as Taliban commanders who planned and conducted numerous attacks in Nad 'Ali, and supplied weapons into the area.  "While ANSF and ISAF continue to operate in full partnership to ensure the security of the Afghan people, ANSF effectiveness was key to the success of this operation," said Lt. Col. Todd Vician, ISAF Joint Command spokesman. No civilians were injured in this operation.