UPDATE ISAF Confirms Capture of Taliban IED Facilitator in Zabul
UPDATE ISAF Confirms Capture of Taliban IED Facilitator in Zabul
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2010-10-CA-307 For Immediate Release Download PDF   KABUL, Afghanistan (Oct. 29) – The International Security Assistance Force confirmed the capture of a Taliban improvised explosive device facilitator who endangers the Afghan populace by building, emplacing and detonating IEDs in Qalat district, during an overnight operation in Zabul province Tuesday.   Intelligence reports led the security force to a remote compound east of Musa Zay in Shah Joy district to search for the facilitator. As the assault force approached, the facilitator ran from the targeted compound. The force pursued and detained him peacefully.    The security force then cleared and secured the compound before questioning the residents at the scene. The joint force detained one of the facilitator’s associates for further questioning.    The assault force did not fire their weapons and they protected the women for the duration of the search.