KABUL, Afghanistan (Dec. 14)
Today, during an operation in Zurmat district, Paktiya province, a combined Afghan and coalition security force captured a Taliban leader. The leader constructed and stored explosives and conducted roadside bomb attacks targeting Afghan forces in the Zurmat and Gardez districts. Multiple suspected insurgents were detained during the operation.
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