2012-11-S-034

For Immediate Release

KABUL, Afghanistan (Nov. 26, 2012) – An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban leader in Muhammad Aghah district, Logar province, today.
The arrested leader is a suspected improvised explosive device expert who constructed and supplied IEDs to insurgents throughout the region. He is also suspected of being responsible for selecting targets and of facilitating the transfer of IED-materials and weapons to Taliban insurgents in the area.