Taliban facilitator detained in Paktya
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2011-09-S-031


KABUL, Afghanistan (Sep. 15, 2011) – A combined Afghan and coalition security captured a Taliban facilitator, responsible for coordinating multiple attacks in Kabul, during a security operation in Zurmat district, Paktiya province.
The facilitator and his associates coordinated multiple attacks in Kabul against Afghan and coalition forces to include the September 13, 2011 attacks at NATO Headquarters and the U.S. Embassy. He is also responsible for planning vehicle bomb attacks in Kabul.