Finally, an Afghan and coalition security force conducted an operation in search of a Taliban leader in Zurmat district, Paktiya province, today. The leader orchestrates roadside bombings and other attacks against Afghan and coalition security forces throughout the district. He is also suspected in the January kidnapping of a man working at a coalition base in Gardez district. The security force detained two suspected insurgents as a result of the operation.
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