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text: 2012-06-S-053
  For Immediate Release
  
   
  KABUL, Afghanistan (June 28, 2012)   An Afghan and coalition security force detained a Taliban leader during an operation in Kandahar district, Kandahar province, today. 
  The apprehended Taliban leader directed a cell of insurgents during multiple attacks against Afghan and coalition forces and was a specialist in the use of improvised explosive devices.
  The security force detained multiple suspected insurgents and seized several small-arms weapons and ammunition during the operation.
  
  2012-07-S-013
  KABUL, Afghanistan (July 8, 2012)
  Afghan and coalition forces confirmed today an insurgent detained during a June 28 security operation in Kandahar district, Kandahar province, was a Taliban leader and improvised explosive device specialist. The leader led a cell of insurgents on multiple attacks against Afghan and coalition forces.