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FROM: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE,
Combined Force Arrests Taliban Leader
From an International Security Assistance Force Joint Command News Release
KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 30, 2012 - An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban leader in Afghanistan's Helmand province today, military officials reported.
The arrested insurgent leader is believed to be involved in providing tactical guidance to Taliban senior leaders while facilitating the movement of improvised explosive device components to other insurgents.
The security force also detained a number of suspected insurgents as a result of the operation.
In other operations today:
-- A combined force arrested a Taliban weapons and IED facilitator in Kandahar province. The arrested facilitator is suspected of smuggling weapons throughout Kandahar province and acquiring homemade explosives and other IED-making materials for use in attacks against Afghan and coalition forces.
-- A combined force detained a number of insurgents during a search for a Haqqani leader in Logar province. The sought-after Haqqani leader is believed responsible for coordinating and executing IED and small-arms fire attacks targeting Afghan and coalition forces throughout northern Logar province.
And during an Oct. 29 operation, a combined force arrested a Taliban leader in Kandahar province. The arrested insurgent leader is believed to have assisted in inspecting and relocating IEDs within western Kandahar province.
