Insurgent leader detained in Helmand
2011-09-S-063
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
 
KABUL, Afghanistan (Sept. 28, 2011)
A combined Afghan and coalition security force patrol detained an insurgent leader during an operation in Qal’Ah district, Helmand province, yesterday. The insurgent leader is a known improvised explosives device facilitator and supplier, weapons supplier and suicide bomb coordinator. He is directly responsible for organizing attacks against Afghan and coalition forces throughout Helmand. The detainee was taken for processing and further questioning.