A number of suspected insurgents detained in Helmand
July 4: Afghan-ISAF Operations in Eastern, Southern, Northern Afghanistan
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan  2010-07-CA-015  For Immediate Release

KABUL, Afghanistan (July 4) - An Afghan-international security force detained a number of suspected insurgents in Helmand Province last night while pursuing a Taliban commander responsible for several improvised explosive device (IED) attacks, ambushes, and kidnapping operations throughout the Aynak area of the province   As the combined security force approached a compound outside Lashkar Gah, several individuals fled. The security force caught and detained several of them.   Afghan and coalition forces are concentrating their efforts on the Taliban strongholds in southern Afghanistan. Since the beginning of May, security forces have conducted successful clearing operations, capturing a large number of suspected insurgents, including several Taliban leaders within Helmand Province.


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July 5: Afghan-ISAF Operations in Eastern, Southern Afghanistan
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan  2010-07-CA-022  For Immediate Release

 ISAF and Afghan officials have confirmed that an Afghan and international security force captured a Taliban commander responsible for several IED attacks, ambushes, and kidnapping operations throughout the Aynak area.   The commander, suspected of facilitating weapons and suicide bombers for the Taliban, was captured along with a number of suspected insurgents by a combined security force in a compound outside Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province yesterday.   This report is an update to a report in yesterday's IJC Operational Update.