name: Numerous suspected insurgents detained in Kandahar
text: ISAF Joint Command Operational Update, Jan. 24, 2011
  ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2011-01-S-273 3152, 3107, 3177, 3113, 3154, 3255, 3293, 3295, 3243  For Immediate Release Download PDF  KABUL, Afghanistan (Jan. 24, 2011)   Several insurgents were killed and numerous others were detained by Afghan National Security and International Security Assistance Forces during separate clearing and security operations in southern Afghanistan over the past 24 hours. In Kandahar province, an Afghan National Police patrol discovered a large weapons and improvised explosive device-making components cache in Kandahar district. The cache consisted of 2,910 pounds (1,320 kilograms) of explosives, 4,300 pounds (1,950 kilograms) of ammonium nitrate, 2,600 feet (800 meters) of detonation cord, three chest racks, one suicide belt, 70 remote control units with circuit boards, 36 grenades, one van, three motorcycles and one station wagon. Afghan National Police also detained numerous suspected insurgents related to the cache. Initial reports indicate no civilians were injured and no damage was reported during the clearing operations. The weapons, IED making components and chemicals from all the provinces were confiscated and will be destroyed.