NATO and Afghan troops have captured two suspected local Taliban commanders in the country's restive southern province of Kandahar, the NATO force said Monday, Xinhua reported.
A press release issued by the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said an Afghan-international joint security force on tip-off searched a compound south of the village of Zangabad in Kandahar province late on Sunday.
During the search, the joint force captured a Taliban commander responsible for small arms ambushes and IED (improvised explosive device) attacks against Afghan and coalition troops.
The press release added that in another Kandahar operation late on Sunday, a joint security force searched a compound in northwest Kandahar city, capital of Kandahar province, after intelligence indicated militant activity.
During the search, the combined force captured a Taliban commander responsible for IED placements, attacks and the movement of supplies and weapons.
The joint force also detained another suspected insurgent in the second operation, said the press release adding that no shots were fired and no Afghan civilians were harmed during these operations.
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