One detained in Helmand
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2011-08-S-037
For Immediate Release 


KABUL, Afghanistan (Aug. 14, 2011)
A combined Afghan and coalition security force detained one individual with suspected ties to the Taliban during a search for an insurgent leader in Kajaki district, Helmand province.


The leader is the Taliban appointed governing official for operations in Sangin District. He is directly involved with the planning and execution of asymmetric attacks against Afghan and coalitions security forces.