ISAF Joint Command- Afghanistan
2011-08-S-048
For Immediate Release 

KABUL, Afghanistan (August 18, 2011)
In Pur Chaman district, Farah province, a combined Afghan and coalition patrol detained several suspected insurgents during an operation targeting a Taliban improvised explosive device facilitator, yesterday. The facilitator coordinates the movement of IEDs to insurgent groups who carry out attacks against ANSF and coalition forces throughout the Farah and Nimroz provinces. The detainees were taken in by Afghan Security Forces for further questioning.
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