2012-09-S-036
For Immediate Release
 
 
KABUL, Afghanistan (Sept. 23, 2012)
An Afghan and coalition security force detained one suspected insurgent during an operation to arrest a Taliban leader in Panjwa’i district, Kandahar province, today. The Taliban leader has direct ties to senior Taliban leaders in Kandahar and enforces their orders throughout the province’s insurgent network. One firearm was also seized during the operation.