name: Several killed and several detained in Helmand
text: ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
  2011-08-S-041
  For Immediate Release
  
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan (Aug. 15, 2011)   A combined Afghan and coalition security force killed several insurgents and detained several more while searching for a senior Taliban leader in Musa Qal ah district, Helmand province, yesterday.
  
  The senior leader provides operational guidance and coordinates Taliban organizational issues. Additionally, he receives reports from subordinate leaders about planned and executed attacks.
  
  As the combined force began clearing a compound suspected to belong to the leader, numerous insurgents opened fire on the force. The force returned fire, resulting in the deaths of the attacking insurgents. The detainees were taken for further questioning.