2013-02-S-004

KABUL, Afghanistan (Feb. 07) – An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban senior leader in Khugyani district, Nangarhar province, today.
The leader is believed to be a suicide operations facilitator who manages the recruitment, training and movement of insurgent to conduct attacks on Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan officials, as well as Afghan and coalition forces. He is also believed directly associated with several Taliban insider attack insurgents and worked closely with Hezb-e-Islamic Gulbuddin leadership.
He is accused of having taken advantage of his village leadership position to recruit suicide bombers and insider attack facilitators from Wazir Jihadi High School.
During the operation, the security force also detained one suspected insurgent.