name: Taliban facilitator and several suspected insurgents detained in Helmand
text: ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update June 3, 2011
  ISAF Joint Command- Afghanistan
  2011-06-S-009 
  For Immediate Release 
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan (June 3, 2011) 
  A combined Afghan and coalition security force detained a Taliban facilitator and several suspected insurgents during a nighttime security operation in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, yesterday. The facilitator coordinated movement of homemade bomb components and relayed situational reports to senior leadership after attacks occurred. 
  
  Following multiple reports indicating insurgent activity in the area, the force searched a compound associated with the facilitator. While searching the compound, the facilitator identified himself to the force, resulting in his detention. Additionally, with the help of interviews from residents, the security force was able identify and detain several of his associates for further questioning. The security force ensured the safety of the women and children and no civilians were harmed.