2012-04-S-032

For Immediate Release

KABUL, Afghanistan (Apr. 15)
An Afghan led security force captured a Taliban leader during an operation in Baghlan-e Jadid district, Baghlan province, today. The leader directed roadside bombings and other attacks against Afghan and coalition security forces throughout the district.
The leader was apprehended in a building assessed to be a mosque.  Afghan Soldiers conducted the search, fired no shots, and no property was damaged. Coalition troops did not enter the building. 
The security force detained multiple additional insurgents as a result of this operation.