ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2011-08-S-046
For Immediate Release

KABUL, Afghanistan (Aug. 17, 2011) 

In Now Zad district, Helmand province, a combined Afghan and coalition patrol detained numerous suspected insurgents during an operation targeting a Taliban leader, yesterday.The target of the operation is responsible for various attacks against ANSF and coalition forces. The detainees were and taken in by Afghan Security Forces for further questioning.
{"name":"Numerous suspected insurgents detained in Helmand","text":"ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan\n2011-08-S-046\nFor Immediate Release\n\nKABUL, Afghanistan (Aug. 17, 2011) \n\nIn Now Zad district, Helmand province, a combined Afghan and coalition patrol detained numerous suspected insurgents during an operation targeting a Taliban leader, yesterday.The target of the operation is responsible for various attacks against ANSF and coalition forces. The detainees were and taken in by Afghan Security Forces for further questioning.","start_date":"2011-08-17","event_type":["detention"],"province":["helmand"],"target_group":["taliban"],"min_killed":0,"min_captured":3,"killq":false,"captureq":true,"killcaptureraid":true,"airstrike":false,"noshotsfired":false,"min_leaders_killed":0,"min_leaders_captured":0}