name: Taliban leader detained and multiple insurgents killed in Maiwand
text: 2011-10-S-001
  ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
   
  KABUL, Afghanistan (Oct. 1, 2011)   A combined Afghan and coalition security force detained a Taliban leader and killed multiple insurgents in Maiwand district, Kandahar province. 
  
  The leader operated in the Panjwa i district and travelled frequently to Kandahar City. He was in charge of a large group of fighters and purchased multiple weapons each month for use in attacks throughout the region. 
  
  The security force encountered several armed insurgents during the operation, assessing an immediate threat, the security force engaged the individuals, killing seven. 
  
  The security force detained several suspected insurgents, and confiscated 20 pounds (9 kilograms) of opium and multiple weapons during the operation. 