2012-06-S-042
For Immediate Release

KABUL, Afghanistan (June 23, 2012)

An Afghan-led security force, supported by coalition troops, apprehended a Taliban leader in Maiwand district, Kandahar province, today. The detained Taliban leader was responsible for directing the use of improvised explosive device attacks against coalition forces in Kandahar and Helmand. The security force detained an additional suspected insurgent as a result of this operation.