In Kandahar province, a combined Afghan and coalition security force captured a Taliban facilitator in Panjwa’i district during a nighttime security operation yesterday. The facilitator was responsible for transporting and distributing lethal materials to Taliban insurgents for upcoming attacks in the area.

Several intelligence tips led the security force to the facilitator’s compound, where Afghan members of the force called for the occupants to exit. The force interviewed residents, who helped them identify the facilitator. Once identified, he was taken into custody.