"An Afghan and coalition security force captured a Taliban leader during an operation in Chahar Darah district, Kunduz province, today," the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) forces said in a press release.
Without disclosing details, the ISAF release added that "the leader directed the emplacement of roadside bombs and provided weapons and funds to the insurgents in the area,"
The joint forces, separately, discovered a drug cache during an operation in Marjah district of southern Helmand province on Thursday. "The cache consisted of approximately 4,732 pounds (2, 151 kg) of opium and some 53 pounds (24 kg) of heroin," according to the release.
The joint forces detained several suspects and destroyed a majority of the drugs on site without incident. The remaining drugs were confiscated to be used as evidence, the ISAF release added. (*)
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