2012-05-S-004

For Immediate Release

KABUL, Afghanistan (May 3) — An Afghan led security force supported by coalition troops detained an Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan leader during an operation in Iman Sahib district, Kunduz province, today.
The IMU leader planned and conducted suicide attacks against Afghan and coalition troops throughout the province and is suspected in a plot to assassinate a senior Afghan government official.
The security force also detained two other insurgents and seized one AK-47 and ammunition.