name: Several detained in Nangarhar
text: ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update May 23, 2011
  
  ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2011-05-S-080 For Immediate Release KABUL, Afghanistan (May 23, 2011)  In Khugyani district, Nangarhar province, combined Afghan and coalition security force detained several insurgents during an operation targeting a Taliban leader yesterday. The leader is a facilitator involved in IED attack cell operations targeting Afghan security forces in the district. The Afghan-led combined security force searched for the leader at a compound in the district, where they cleared several buildings and interviewed residents. Several individuals were identified and detained as a result of on-scene questioning. During the operation the force discovered and safely destroyed fifteen pounds of wet opium. No shots were fired and no civilians were harmed during this operation.