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2012-04-S-031

For Immediate Release

KABUL, Afghanistan (Apr. 14)
In Sayyidabad district, Wardak province, an Afghan and coalition security force captured a Taliban leader during an operation today. The leader supervised the construction and emplacement of roadside bombs used to attack Afghan and coalition security forces throughout the district. He also facilitated the movement of Taliban fighters from Pakistan into Afghanistan. The security force detained one other insurgent and seized an AK-47 and a grenade as a result of this operation.