2012-04-S-031

For Immediate Release

KABUL, Afghanistan (Apr. 14)
Today, in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, an Afghan and coalition security force captured a Taliban leader during an operation. The leader directed roadside bombing and other attacks against Afghan and coalition security forces in Nahr-e Saraj and Sangin districts. He is also suspected in the assassination plot of an Afghan National Security Force commander. The security force detained two additional insurgents as a result of this operation.