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text: 2012-08-S-051
  For Immediate Release
   
   
  KABUL, Afghanistan (Aug. 29, 2012)
  An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban leader during an operation in Kandahar district, Kandahar province, today. The Taliban leader distributed weapons and explosives to Taliban fighters.  He is also suspected of being involved in planning the assassination of an Afghan government official in Kandahar. During the operation, the security force also detained two additional suspected insurgents.