name: Militants Killed, Detained in Kandahar
text: Dec. 22: Militants Killed, Detained in Kandahar, Wardak, Khowst; ISAF Casualty
  
  NEWS RELEASE ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 
  In another operation in Kandahar province today, a joint Afghan-international security force killed a few militants and detained a couple of others while searching for a Taliban commander.
  The joint force approached a compound in the Zhari district after intelligence sources confirmed militant activities in the area. As the security force moved toward a compound, several militants departed the area. Later, the security force received hostile fire and while returning fire, killed the militants and detained a couple of militants.