2013-02-S-007

KABUL, Afghanistan (Feb. 9, 2013)
Afghan and coalition forces confirmed today the arrest of a Taliban leader during a security operation in Panjwa’i district, Kandahar province, Friday. The detained Taliban leader, who operated out of central Kandahar City, is believed responsible for organizing IED operations targeting Afghan and coalition forces, to include coordinating the movement of IED materials into the province and then the transfer and distribution of this material to Taliban insurgents. The security force also detained two suspected insurgents as a result of the operation.