name: 5
text: 2012-09-S-036
  For Immediate Release
   
   
  KABUL, Afghanistan (Sept. 23, 2012)
  An Afghan and coalition security force detained one suspected insurgent during an operation to arrest a Taliban leader in Panjwa i district, Kandahar province, today. The Taliban leader has direct ties to senior Taliban leaders in Kandahar and enforces their orders throughout the province s insurgent network. One firearm was also seized during the operation.