Two detained in Nangarhar
ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update June 10, 2011
ISAF Joint Command- Afghanistan
2011-06-S-034 
For Immediate Release 

KABUL, Afghanistan (June 10, 2011)
A combined Afghan and coalition security force detained two suspected insurgents during a security operation in Sherzad district, Nangarhar province, yesterday. The Afghan-led force was in the district searching for a Taliban leader who plans and conducts roadside bomb attacks against Afghan security forces, as well as facilitating the movement of suicide vests to insurgents in the area. 

The force discovered the two individuals while searching for the leader at his associated compound. While searching, the force confiscated several grenades, an AK-47 rifle, several pistols and multiple chest racks. After finding the weapons and interviewing residents, the security force detained the two individuals as suspected insurgents. Both men were taken for further questioning. No shots were fired and no civilians were harmed during the night search.