2012-05-S-028

For Immediate Release


KABUL, Afghanistan (May 16) — An Afghan and coalition security force detained a Taliban leader during an operation in Nad ‘Ali district, Helmand province, today.
The leader plans and directs roadside bombings and other attacks against Afghan and coalition security forces in central Helmand. Earlier this month, the leader was responsible for an attack on an Afghan Army checkpoint in Marjeh that resulted in the deaths of several Afghan Soldiers.
The security force detained multiple additional insurgents as a result of this operation.