Taliban leader and an associate detained in Kandahar
2011-10-S-003
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan (Oct. 2, 2011)
In Panjwa’i district, Kandahar province, a combined Afghan and coalition security force detained a Taliban leader and one suspected during a security operation. The leader prepares homemade explosives for attacks in Kandahar City. He is responsible for conducting multiple roadside bomb attacks, acquiring funds and ammunition for other insurgent leaders and facilitating attacks targeting Afghan forces. The security force also seized 10 pounds (4.5 kilograms) of heroin during the operation.