2012-09-S-013
For Immediate Release

 
KABUL, Afghanistan (Sept. 10, 2012) — An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban attack coordinator during an operation in Kandahar district, Kandahar province, Sunday.
 
The attack coordinator is suspected of planning and directing multiple attacks throughout central Kandahar and is believed to have also plotted several assassination attempts against Afghan officials. At the time of his arrest, the Taliban attack coordinator is believed to be planning an imminent suicide attack against Afghan security forces.
 
The security force also detained one other suspected insurgent as a result of this operation.