ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2011-08-S-047

For Immediate Release 


KABUL, Afghanistan (Aug. 18)
An Afghan and coalition combined security force detained a Taliban leader and one suspected insurgent in Qalat district, Zabul province, yesterday. The leader was responsible for roadside bomb attacks against Afghan National Security Forces along Highway 1 in the Tarnak Wa Jaldak and Qalat districts.
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