2012-05-S-027

For Immediate Release 

KABUL, Afghanistan (May 15)
In Khugyani district, Nangarhar province, an Afghan and coalition security force conducted an operation to capture a Taliban leader today. The leader conducts roadside bombings and other attacks against Afghan and coalition security forces in the district. He also supplies the insurgents under his control with weapons, ammunition and improvised explosive devices to carry out those attacks. During the operation, two insurgents attempted to fire on the Afghan and coalition troops as they approached the leader’s suspected location. The security force engaged the insurgents, killing both. During a subsequent search, the force detained three additional insurgents and recovered an AK-47, an additional rifle, a pistol, ammunition and two hand grenades.