Taliban leader and associate captured in Ghazni
ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update, Feb. 16, 2011
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2011-02-S-110 For Immediate Release   KABUL, Afghanistan (Feb. 16, 2011) In Ghazni City, Ghazni province yesterday, Afghan and coalition forces detained a Taliban leader along with one suspected insurgent during a security operation. The leader in Sayyidabad district, Wardak province was responsible for kidnappings, weapons facilitation and attacks against Afghan and coalition forces. Security forces followed leads to a targeted location in the city, where Afghan forces called for all occupants to exit the buildings peacefully before conducting a search. The leader and one suspected insurgent were detained based on initial questioning at the scene.