Coalition troops detain 11 suspects in southern Afghanistan

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
US-led coalition and Afghan troops raided a compound in southern Afghanistan and detained 11 men with links to a suspected insurgent leader, the coalition said Wednesday. During the raid Tuesday in the Daychopan district of Zabul province, coalition aircraft bombed the area "to suppress several suspected insurgents during the search," but there were no deaths or injuries, the coalition said in a statement. The joint forces were targeting a local Taliban leader suspected of attacking coalition forces and giving weapons and financial support to insurgents, the statement said.