2012-07-S-011
For Immediate Release

 
KABUL, Afghanistan (July 7, 2012) — Afghan and coalition forces arrested an Afghan National Army deserter turned Taliban insurgent in Khugyani district, Nangarhar province, yesterday.
 
The deserter stole equipment belonging to Afghan security forces and, prior to his arrest, was planning to attend Taliban bomb-making training in Pakistan.
 
The Afghan and coalition security force found the deserter in a village in Khugyani.  They detained one other suspected insurgent during the operation.