name: Taliban leader and another detained in Balkh
text: ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update June 18, 2011
  
  ISAF Joint Command- Afghanistan
  2011-06-S-055
  For Immediate Release 
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan (June 18, 2011)
  A combined Afghan and coalition security force captured a Taliban leader during an overnight security operation in Chahar Bolak district, Balkh province, yesterday. The leader was responsible for roadside bomb, indirect fire and direct fire attacks against Afghan security forces. 
  
  The Afghan-led force found him at a compound which they d been tracking throughout the day. After arriving at the compound, an Afghan member of the force called for all occupants to exit and the security force was able to identify the leader through questioning. The leader and an associated were detained for further questioning.