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KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan-international force captured a Taliban sub-commander responsible for coordinating attacks and the movement of improvised explosive device material, and detained several suspected insurgents in Kandahar province last night.
The security force searched a remote building north of Morghan Kechah in the Daman District after intelligence sources confirmed insurgent activity. No shots were fired in this operation to capture insurgent facilitators and reduce attacks against coalition forces and civilians.
An ISAF patrol discovered large quantities of drugs in Garm Ser District, Helmand province, Tuesday.
The force found 450 kilograms of opium hidden under a false floor in a truck after the driver tried to avoid a vehicle checkpoint.
The driver and a passenger were detained.
In a separate action, the same unit seized a kilogram of amphetamines on a farm tractor and detained several individuals who tested positive for using the drug.
The narcotics trade funds and supports the insurgency and constitutes a direct threat to Afghanistan.
| Date Taken: | 06.17.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 06.17.2010 04:09 |
| Story ID: | 51521 |
| Location: | KABUL, AF |
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