A senior Taliban leader has been arrested in a joint Afghan and Nato troops operation in southern Helmand province Saturday, local officials said.
"An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a senior Taliban leader and detained two other insurgents during an operation in Nad 'Ali district, Helmand province, today," Isaf said in a statement.
According to Isaf, the leader commands multiple cells of Taliban fighters and is alleged to have participated in numerous complex attacks against Afghan and coalition forces throughout Helmand province.
Meanwhile a senior Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan leader was arrested in a joint operation in Burkah district of northern Baghlan province Friday, Isaf said.
The leader is believed to be in charge of a cell of insurgents responsible for improvised explosive device (IED) operations against security forces throughout northern Balkh province.
A Haqqani leader was arrested Saturday with another insurgent in a joint operation in Pul-e-Alam district of central Logar province.
The leader is believed responsible for weapons facilitation in the district and for controlling a group of fighters responsible for IED attacks against Afghan and coalition forces. The security force also seized IED-making material as a result of the raid, Isaf said.