Taliban leader and two suspected insurgents detained in Paktya
ISAF Joint Command- Afghanistan
2011-07-S-035 
For Immediate Release

In Zurmat district, Paktiya province, an Afghan-led security force detained a Taliban leader and two suspected insurgents during a security operation, yesterday. The leader is believed to have commanded a group of insurgents responsible for an improvised explosive device attack July 5 that resulted in the deaths of three ISAF service members.