2012-10-S-009
For Immediate Release
 
 
KABUL, Afghanistan (Oct. 9, 2012) — An Afghan-led security force, supported by coalition troops, arrested a Taliban facilitator and improvised explosive device producer in Kandahar province today.
 
The arrested facilitator is suspected of managing the construction of large quantities of IEDs, and organizing the transfer of the IEDs and other weapons to support the insurgency.
 
He was also believed to be directly involved in organizing and executing IED placement, targeting Afghan and coalition forces.
The security force detained multiple suspected insurgents and seized two pounds of illegal narcotics as a result of the operation.