Taliban leader and associate captured in Helmand
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2011-07-S-075
For Immediate Release

During a search in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, an Afghan and coalition combined security force captured a Taliban leader and detained one of his associates.

The leader directed a cell of fighters in the district, and he coordinated attacks, weapons facilitation, and intelligence gathering for insurgents in the area.
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