name: Several detained in Helmand
text: ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update May 21, 2011
  ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2011-05-S-076 For Immediate Release KABUL, Afghanistan (May 21, 2011)  In Lashkar Gah district, Helmand province, a combined Afghan and coalition security force detained several suspected insurgents while searching for a Taliban leader yesterday. The leader conducts IED and direct attacks, targeting Afghan National Police throughout the district. Based on multiple intelligence sources, the combined security force searched for the leader at a compound in the district. The force isolated the area, where an Afghan member of the force called for all occupants to exit the premises peacefully. Once the safety of all women and children was secure, the force detained several individuals suspected of participating in Taliban activity in the area.