Taliban Sub-Commander detained in Nangarhar
IJC Operational Update, July 15
 ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2010-07-CA-88  For Immediate Release

 Another Afghan-international force captured a Taliban sub-commander in Nangarhar province yesterday who was directly linked to a suicide attack against Jalalabad Air Field in late June. The combined security force went to a compound near Surkh Rod district in the Nangarhar province to search the area. Afghan soldiers used a loudspeaker to call for all occupants to peacefully exit the compound and then cleared the buildings. Once the compound was secure, the combined security force detained the Taliban commander. The commander is linked to a complex attack against Jalalabad Air Field June 30 where a group of six to eight Taliban insurgents attempted to breach the main gate by detonating a vehicle-borne IED. They were repelled during a firefight with ISAF and Afghan security forces manning the perimeter and never made it inside the gates. Two combined security force members received minor injuries and several insurgents were killed. The Taliban commander is also directly linked to an ambush in September 2008 which wounded three coalition forces.