2012-08-S-027

For Immediate Release


KABUL, Afghanistan (August 14)
An Afghan security force, support by coalition troops, arrested the senior Taliban leader Mawawi Akbar in Sarobi district, Kabul province, Sunday. Prior to his arrest, Akbar was one of the most senior Taliban insurgents operating in Surobi and was responsible for facilitating the movement of suicide bombers throughout Kabul province.