ISAF Joint Command- Afghanistan
2011-09-S-001
For Immediate Release 

KABUL, Afghanistan (September 1, 2011)- A combined Afghan and coalition security force detained a Taliban leader and of one of his associates during a security operation in Marjah district, Helmand province, yesterday. 

The leader was responsible for threatening to kill Afghan civilians and conducting attacks against Afghan National Security Forces. 
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