name: 1
text: 2012-07-S-013
  For Immediate Release
   
   
  KABUL, Afghanistan (July 8, 2012)   An Afghan and coalition security force detained a Taliban leader in Zharay district, Kandahar province, Friday.
   
  The apprehended Taliban leader is an explosives expert and has directed several improvised explosive device attacks against Afghan and coalition forces in the province.
  Prior to his arrest, he had acquired multiple explosive components for future insurgent attacks.
   
  The security force also detained several suspected insurgents as a result of this operation.