2 killed and several detained in Balkh
July 7: Afghan, ISAF Operations in Balkh, Kandahar, Nangarhar
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan  2010-07-CA-035  For Immediate Release
 An Afghan-international security force killed two armed individuals and detained several suspected insurgents in Balkh province last night. The team was pursuing a Haqqani network facilitator reportedly involved in planning upcoming attacks in Mazar-e Sharif, and who has had direct contact with senior Haqqani network leadership in Pakistan.   As Afghan and coalition forces began to search the area in the Nahr-e Shahi district, they encountered two armed men who displayed hostile intent toward the security force. The combined force instructed the men, through an interpreter, to lay their weapons on the ground, but they did not comply and were killed. Afghan soldiers used a loudspeaker to call for all occupants to exit the series of compounds. Once the buildings were secured, the security force detained the suspected insurgents for further questioning.