name: 5
text: 2012-07-S-001
  For Immediate Release
  
   
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan (July 1, 2012)
  An Afghan and coalition security force detained a Taliban weapons specialist in Ghazni district, Ghazni province, today. The weapons specialist prepared improvised explosive devices and weapons for insurgent attacks throughout the region and was responsible for coordinating multiple shipments of heavy weapons and IED s to be used in the area. The security force detained two suspected insurgents and seized explosives material during the operation.