In Afghanistan, NATO and Afghan troops have captured two suspected local Taliban commanders in Kandahar. A press release issued by the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) today 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, a joint security force searched a compound in northwest Kandahar city, 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.