name: 3
text: 2012-06-S-034
  For Immediate Release
   
  KABUL, Afghanistan (June 19, 2012)
  An Afghan-led security force, supported by coalition troops, conducted an operation to detain a Taliban leader in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, today. The Taliban leader is responsible for directing and participating in improvised explosive device and direct fire attacks against coalition forces in Kandahar and Helmand provinces. The security force detained multiple suspected insurgents as a result of this operation.