2012-04-S-048

For Immediate Release

KABUL, Afghanistan (Apr. 25)
In Washer district, Helmand province, an Afghan and coalition security force conducted an operation to capture a senior Taliban leader today. The leader orders roadside bombings and other attacks against Afghan and coalition security forces throughout the district. He is also suspected of attempting to use insurgents in his network to infiltrate Afghan National Security Forces in Helmand for assassinations against Afghan officials, Afghan troops and ISAF troops. The security force detained multiple suspected insurgents and seized an AK-47, multiple grenades, explosive materials, and more than 150 pounds of opium as a result of this operation.