2012-10-S-008
For Immediate Release
 
 
KABUL, Afghanistan (Oct. 6, 2012)
An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban senior leader in Waghaz district, Ghazni province, today. As the security force approached the Taliban leader’s location, several armed insurgents maneuvered from the compound. The security force identified the threat and engaged, killing one armed insurgent. No civilians were harmed in the exchange. The arrested leader is alleged to have conducted complex attacks against Afghan and coalition forces, involving the use of improvised explosive devices, mortars and rockets. He was also believed to be in charge of the Taliban education system for all of Ghazni province. The security force also detained one suspected insurgent and seized multiple grenades, several blasting caps, and weapon’s accessories as a result of the operation.