2012-07-S-034
For Immediate Release
 
 
KABUL, Afghanistan (July 18, 2012)
An Afghan and coalition security force conducted an operation to arrest a senior Taliban leader in Nad ‘Ali district, Helmand province, today.  As the security force approached the Taliban leader’s suspected location, an insurgent attacked the Afghan and coalition troops with small-arms fire. The security force returned fire killing the insurgent. The operation also resulted in the detention of multiple suspected insurgents.