Suspected Taliban Commander Detained in Kandahar
Dec. 24: Militants Detained in Helmand, Kandahar, Khowst; Caches Discovered; ISAF Casualties

NEWS RELEASE ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan  2009-12-CA–080
For Immediate Release

In an operation in Kandahar, a joint security force captured a suspected Taliban commander believed to be responsible for recent assassinations and detained a couple of other militants.
The security force searched a compound just south of Kandahar City after intelligence assets located militant activity there and took the Taliban commander and militants into custody.