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text: 2012-07-S-008
  For Immediate Release
  
   
  KABUL, Afghanistan (July 5, 2012)   An Afghan and coalition security force seized more than 18 kilograms (40 pounds) of opium during an operation to detain a Taliban leader in Panjwa i district, Kandahar province, yesterday.
   
  The Taliban leader is responsible for planning attacks against Afghan and coalition forces throughout the region, as well as providing supplies and lethal aid to Taliban insurgents.
   
  The security force also detained multiple suspected insurgents as a result of this operation.