2012-12-S-011

KABUL, Afghanistan (Dec. 10, 2012)
A Taliban leader in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province was arrested by an Afghan and coalition security force, today. The leader was a weapons facilitator directly involved in coordinating IED and direct fire attacks targeting Afghan and coalition forces. He also directed assassinations, coordinated the shipment and distribution of IED-making materials and weapons, and provided intelligence to Taliban senior leadership operating in the province. As a result of the operation, three suspected insurgents were detained and an Afghan National Army uniform was seized.