name: 2
text: 2012-08-S-017
  For Immediate Release
   
   
  KABUL, Afghanistan (Aug. 8, 2012)
  In Chimtal district, Balkh province, an Afghan and coalition security force conducted an operation to arrest a senior Taliban leader today. The senior leader funds insurgent operations and coordinates attacks throughout the district. During the operation, the security force detained one suspected insurgent.