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Two Taliban leaders were captured in a joint operation by Afghan and Coalition forces in Lashkargah the capital of Helmand province on Wednesday, Isaf said.
"One leader planned attacks in Kandahar province, while the second leader conducted roadside bomb and direct-fire attacks against coalition forces," Isaf said in a statement.
The security force confiscated bomb-making materials and detained multiple suspected insurgents during the operation, it said.
Meanwhile, the statement said that in Marjah district of Helmand province, an Afghan and coalition security force conducted an operation in search of a Taliban weapons facilitator today.
The facilitator acquires heavy weaponry and ammunition for use by insurgent fighters, it said.
Two suspected insurgents were detained during the operation, it added.
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