2012-04-S-034

For Immediate Release

KABUL, Afghanistan (Apr. 16) — An Afghan and coalition security force conducted an operation to capture a senior Taliban leader in Pashtun Kot district, Faryab province, yesterday.

The leader is the head Taliban commissioner in the province, responsible for several kidnappings, suicide attacks, roadside bombings and other attacks against Afghan and coalition forces.

As the security force moved towards the insurgents’ suspected location, the insurgents engaged the security force with AK-47s. The security force returned fire, killing two insurgents.

The security force detained multiple additional insurgents and seized an AK-47 as a result of this operation.