Several detained in Nangarhar
ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update June 16, 2011
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2011-06-S-050
For Immediate Release

KABUL, Afghanistan (June 16, 2011)
In Nangarhar province, a combined Afghan and coalition security force detained several individuals with suspected ties to insurgent activity during an overnight security search targeting a Taliban facilitator in Sherzad district, yesterday. The facilitator supports a roadside bomb cell which targets Afghan government officials in Memla village, Khugyani district.

The force searched for the facilitator at a compound where they detained the suspected individuals. The security force also safely destroyed 80 pounds (36 kilograms) of opium after searching the compound.