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    UPDATE Military commission member capture confirmed

    KABUL, AFGHANISTAN

    09.18.2010

    Courtesy Story

    ISAF Joint Command

    KABUL- The International Security Assistance Force confirmed the capture of a Taliban military commission member and Nawah elder who participated in small arms fire and improvised explosive device attacks.

    The targeted individual was detained during an Afghan and coalition force operation in Helmand Sunday.

    Afghan and coalition forces have severely degraded the Taliban military commission operating in Nawah-ye Barakzai District over the last several months. Last month, a security force captured the Nawah deputy district commander, who was also a member of the commission.

    Intelligence tips led the security force to target a compound north of the village of Zarrin Khan Baba Ziarat in Nawah-ye Barakzai District to search for the targeted individual. Afghan forces used a loudspeaker to call for all occupants to exit the compound peacefully and then secured the area.

    After initial questioning of the residents on scene, the security force detained the targeted individual along with three of his associates. The security force also found wet opium at the scene, which is often trafficked to fund insurgent activity.

    The security force did not fire their weapons and they protected the women and children for the duration of the search.

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    Date Taken: 09.18.2010
    Date Posted: 09.18.2010 00:51
    Story ID: 56524
    Location: KABUL, AF

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