2012-09-S-013
For Immediate Release

 
KABUL, Afghanistan (Sept. 10, 2012)
An Afghan and coalition security force detained numerous suspected insurgents and more than a dozen kilograms of illegal narcotics during an operation to arrest a Taliban leader in Now Zad district, Helmand province, Sunday. The Taliban leader is believed to be responsible for equipping insurgents with mortars and heavy weapons for attacks against Afghan and coalition security forces.