Taliban facilitator detained in Kandahar
ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update May 16, 2011
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2011-05-S-056 For Immediate Release  KABUL, Afghanistan (May 16, 2011) In Maiwand district, Kandahar province, a combined Afghan and coalition security force captured a Taliban facilitator during a security operation yesterday  The facilitator coordinated suicide bomb attacks along with direct attacks against Afghan and coalition forces and was responsible for an August 2010 IED attack in Argandab district, Kandahar province. He also acquired weapons for insurgents in the district.  Based on numerous intelligence sources, the combined security force searched for the facilitator at a compound in the district. The force secured and cleared the targeted compound without the use of force and with full compliance from the residents. While searching the area and conducting interviews with residents, the insurgent facilitator identified himself to the security force, and was detained along with two of his associates  The operation was completed with no shots fired and no civilians harmed.