name: 2
text: 2012-07-S-037
  For Immediate Release
  
   
  KABUL, Afghanistan (July 19, 2012) 
  In Nawah-ye Barakzai district, Helmand province, an Afghan and coalition security force conducted an operation to detain a Taliban leader, today. The Taliban leader acquires explosives and weapons for insurgents and is responsible for directing attacks against Afghan and coalition forces. The security force detained several suspected insurgents during the operation.