Taliban facilitator detained in Helmand
ISAF Joint Command Operational Update April 6, 2011
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2011-04-S-015 For Immediate Release  KABUL, Afghanistan (April 6, 2011) In Helmand province, a combined Afghan and coalition security force captured a Taliban facilitator during a security operation in Kajaki district yesterday. The facilitator was the key liaison between the narcotics trade and Taliban weapons procurement in Maiwand district, Helmand province and northern Helmand. He oversaw drug orders and money exchanges for insurgents in the Kajaki area.  The combined security force targeted a compound in pursuit of the Taliban facilitator. The force called for all occupants to peacefully exit the compound. After questioning the residents, the security force detained the Taliban facilitator.