Two detained in Nangarhar
ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update June 13, 2011
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2011-06-S-044
For Immediate Release
 
KABUL, Afghanistan (June 13, 2011) 
A combined Afghan and coalition security force detained two suspected insurgents during a security operation in the Tangi valley area of Sherzad district, Nangarhar province, yesterday. The target of the operation is a Taliban leader who facilitates suicide bomb attacks and is involved in planning and conducting attacks against Afghan security forces. 

The two individuals were detained during a search of the facilitator’s suspected compound. The Afghan-led security force detained the individuals after initial questioning with residents. No shots were fired and no civilians were harmed in the night operation.