name: 2
text: 2012-12-S-020
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan (Dec. 23, 2012) 
  In Khanabad district, Kunduz province, today, an Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban leader who planned and executed improvised explosive device attacks against Afghan and coalition forces. Additionally, he acquired IEDs and explosives that he then distributed to insurgents in Khanabad and Kunduz districts. During the operation, the security force also detained several suspected insurgents.