KABUL, Afghanistan (Dec. 4)
Today in Bati Kot district, Nagarhar province, a combined Afghan and coalition security force captured a Taliban leader during a security operation. The leader was involved in multiple roadside bomb and small arms attacks against Afghan forces in Nagarhar province. The security force seized weapons to include multiple AK-47 assault rifles, two grenades and two chest racks. Five additional suspected insurgents were detained during the operation.