name: 5
text: 2012-07-S-003
  For Immediate Release
   
  KABUL, Afghanistan (July 2, 2012)
  An Afghan and coalition security force conducted an operation to detain a Taliban leader in Maidan Shahr district, Wardak province, today. The leader coordinates insurgent activity and transports weapons throughout the district, facilitating attacks against Afghan and coalition forces. The security force detained several suspected insurgents as a result of this operation.