name: Taliban Commander Detained in Kandahar
text: Dec. 16: Taliban Commanders Detained; Afghans Attend Writing Seminar; ISAF Casualties
  NEWS RELEASE ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
   2009-12-CA 071
  For Immediate Release
  
  In a third operation, a security force detained another sought after Taliban commander and other militants in central Kandahar today. This commander is responsible for several attacks in the area and has links to other militant elements.
  The joint security force searched compounds near the village of Pitaway in the Arghandab district where intelligence sources reported the commander to be located. The joint force searched the compound without incident and detained the militants.
  No shots were fired and no one was harmed during these operations.