name: 2
text: 2012-07-S-003
  For Immediate Release
   
  KABUL, Afghanistan (July 2, 2012)
  An Afghan and coalition security force detained a Taliban leader in Panjwa i district, Kandahar province, today. The leader directed attacks throughout northern Kandahar, in addition to supplying weapons and explosives to Taliban insurgents operating in the region. The force detained two suspected insurgents during the operation.