2012-08-S-049
For Immediate Release
 
 
KABUL, Afghanistan (Aug. 28, 2012)
An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban leader and improvised explosive device specialist in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, today. The leader planned and directed IED attacks, and had also acquired suicide vests for attacks on Afghan and coalition forces. The security force also detained one suspected insurgent during the operation.