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Saturday, 28 January 2012 11:18
Last Updated on Saturday, 28 January 2012 14:40
A suspected Taliban leader was captured in a joint Afghan and Nato operation on Saturday in southern Kandahar province, Isaf said.
"An Afghan and coalition security force captured a Taliban leader during an operation in Maiwand district, Kandahar province, today," Isaf said in a statement.
The leader is accused of being part of an explosives cell and co-ordinating the shipment of weapons and ammunition for use by insurgent fighters, it added.
The security force confiscated multiple bomb-making materials and detained two other suspected insurgents during the operation.
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