2012-09-S-016
For Immediate Release
 
 
KABUL, Afghanistan (Sept. 13, 2012)
Afghan and coalition security forces confirmed today the arrest of a Taliban facilitator during an operation in Pul-e ‘Alam district, Logar province, Tuesday. The arrested facilitator is suspected to have directed several insurgent cells in the region, providing weapons and instruction for attacks against Afghan and coalition forces. He is also believed to have enforced Taliban law and overseen the execution of several Afghan civilians. The security force also detained many suspected insurgents and seized and destroyed several weapons, rocket-propelled grenades and more than a dozen kilograms of explosives as a result of this operation.