2012-07-S-028
For Immediate Release

 
KABUL, Afghanistan (July 16, 2012)
An Afghan and coalition security force conducted an operation to detain a Taliban weapons specialist in Arghandab district, Kandahar province, today. During the operation, a group of insurgents attacked the security force with rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns. The security returned fire and killed several of the attackers. The force conducted a follow-on assessment of the area and confirmed no civilians had been injured.  As a result of the operation, the Afghan and coalition security force detained multiple suspected insurgents.