2012-08-S-028
For Immediate Release
 

KABUL, Afghanistan (Aug. 15, 2012)
An Afghan and coalition security force conducted an operation to arrest a Taliban leader in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, today. The Taliban leader recruits fighters and provides them with weapons and explosives for attacks against Afghan and coalition forces. The security force detained numerous suspected insurgents as a result of this operation.