2012-03-S-018
For Immediate Release

KABUL, Afghanistan (Mar. 17)
In Charparhar district, Nangarhar province, an Afghan and coalition security force conducted an operation in search of a Taliban leader today. The leader directs insurgent operations around Jalalabad City and is suspected in the Feb. 27 bombing attack at Jalalabad airfield. He is also suspected in this week’s attack against the all-girl Shoulana School in Charparhar district which destroyed the school building. The security force detained multiple suspected insurgents and destroyed a weapons cache, ammunition, and illegal drugs as a result of this operation.