2012-06-S-030
For Immediate Release
 
KABUL, Afghanistan (June 17, 2012)
An Afghan and coalition security force conducted an operation to detain a Taliban leader in Panjwa’i district, Kandahar province, today.  The leader is directly responsible for multiple attacks against coalition forces in the region, and supplies insurgents with weapons, explosives and ammunition.  During the operation, the security force detained multiple suspected insurgents and seized several AK-47s and improvised explosive devices components.