name: 3
text: 2012-07-S-008
  For Immediate Release
  
   
  KABUL, Afghanistan (July 5, 2012)
  In Chimtal district, Balkh province an Afghan and coalition security force detained a Taliban weapons supplier, today. The weapons supplier provided firearms, explosives and improvised explosive devices to Taliban insurgents throughout the region. At the time of his arrest he was in the process of acquiring additional IEDs for use in upcoming attacks. The security force detained one suspected insurgent during the operation.