name: Three killed and 13 detained in Uruzgan
text: ISAF Joint Command Evening Operational Update May 20, 2011
  
  ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2011-05-S-075 For Immediate Release KABUL, Afghanistan (May 20, 2011)  A combined Afghan and coaltion patrol targeted an insurgent leader during an operation in Chorah district, Uruzgan province yesterday. Three insurgents were killed, 13 men were detained and several weapons were found during the operation. The target of the operation leads several insurgent groups in southeast Uruzgan and northern Kandahar provinces. He also supplies insurgents with improvised explosive devices, explosives and weapons used to target Afghan security forces. The insurgents were killed when they attempted to engage the combined force with their weapons. Two AK-47 rifles, one .303 rifle and associated ammunition were discovered during the operation. The detainees were taken by Afghan authorities for processing and further questioning