2012-08-S-011
For Immediate Release
 
KABUL, Afghanistan (Aug. 5, 2012)
The National Directorate of Security, supported by coalition forces, arrested Mullah Shah Wali and Mullah Zadar during separate operations in Uruzgan province, Tuesday.  Both men were Taliban leaders in the province.  Wali controlled more than two dozen insurgents, and was a key member of the improvised explosive device supply and facilitation network in the Tarin Kot district of Uruzgan province. He also led several attacks against Afghan National Police checkpoints throughout western Uruzgan.  Zadar led a group of more than two dozen insurgents who are responsible for attacks against Afghan National Security Force checkpoints in the Deh Rafshan area of Uruzgan province.

2012-08-S-017
For Immediate Release
 
 
KABUL, Afghanistan (Aug. 8, 2012)
Afghan and coalition officials announced yesterday that Haji Shakur, a Taliban leader in Chora and Baluchi districts of Uruzgan province, was one of the suspected insurgents arrested during an operation in Tarin Kot district, Uruzgan province, July 31.  The operation was conducted by an Afghan security force, supported by coalition troops. Shakur was a mid-level Taliban leader who controlled dozens of insurgent fighters and is responsible for conducting a number of insurgent attacks in both Chora and Baluchi districts.  He provided those under his control with ammunition and weapons, and was involved in recruiting local Afghans from the area for the Taliban.  Shakur was also an explosives expert responsible for building improvised explosive devices used to attack Afghan and coalition forces.