2012-09-S-015
For Immediate Release
 
 
KABUL, Afghanistan (Sept. 12, 2012)
An Afghan and coalition security force arrested the leader of a Taliban improvised explosive device cell in Zharay district, Kandahar province, today. The arrested IED cell leader is suspected of being personally responsible for the emplacement of multiple roadside bombs in and around central Kandahar. The Taliban cell leader is also believed to have coordinated the movement of explosives throughout the district and planned to use opium-financed drug money to purchase insurgent supplies and weapons. The security force also detained two other suspected insurgents during the operation.