Taliban leader and several associates captured in Helmand
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2011-09-S-025

KABUL, Afghanistan (Sep. 13, 2011) – A combined Afghan and coalition security force captured a Taliban leader , along with several of his associates, during a security operation in the Nahr-e Saraj district, Hemland province.
The leader provided targeting information on Afghan security forces, roadside bomb making materials and ammunition to Taliban members.
In addition to the capture of the Taliban leader and detainment of several suspected insurgents, the security force confiscated weapons and 10 pounds (5 kilograms) of heroin during the operation.