A coalition force member provides security during a mission that arrested a Taliban leader in Helmand province, Jan. 24, 2013. The detained Taliban leader oversaw an improvised explosive device (IED) cell responsible for directing and carrying out large numbers of IED attacks against Afghan and coalition forces. He coordinated the procurement and distribution of homemade explosives and IED-making materials to insurgents operating within Nawah-ye Barakzai and Nad 'Ali districts. ( Army photo by Sgt. Richard W. Jones Jr.) Operation Enduring Freedom 130124-A-QU939-130
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