Taliban facilitator and one suspected insurgent detained in Ghazni
ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update, Feb. 15, 2011
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2011-02-S-101 For Immediate Release   KABUL, Afghanistan (Feb. 15, 2011)  In Ghazni province yesterday, Afghan and coalition forces detained a Taliban facilitator along with one suspected insurgent during an operation in Ghazni district  The facilitator was responsible for selling weapons to other Taliban insurgents in the area. He was associated with other arms dealers and Taliban in the local area. He purchased ammunition and grenades from an associate for attacks against Afghan and coalition forces, according to recent reporting.  Intelligence reports led the security force to the targeted compound in the district, where Afghan forces called for all occupants to exit out of the buildings peacefully before conducting a search. The facilitator identified himself to the security force as the targeted insurgent and was detained. One additional suspected insurgent was detained based on initial questioning at the scene.  With the capture of the Taliban facilitator yesterday, Afghan and coalition forces have detained more than 25 Taliban and Haqqani Network leaders and facilitators along with more than 35 suspected insurgents who operated in Regional Command East since the beginning of February.