Provincial Special Unit captures local Taliban commander in Bagram

Photo By Staff Sgt. Paul Sale | Provincial Special Unit officers search a Taliban compound during a night raid in Qaleh-Ye- Nasro village, Bagram district, Parwan province, Afghanistan, Jan. 12, 2018. The PSU arrested a Taliban commander and two others with links to narco-terrorism, weapons trafficking, and rocket attacks. (NSOCC-A Photo by Sgt. Paul Sale)  

AFGHANISTAN

01.12.2018

Story by Martha Schaeffer 

NATO Special Operations Component Command-Afghanistan

The Parwan Provincial Special Unit arrested a Taliban commander and two others with links to narco-terrorism, weapons trafficking, and rocket attacks during a night raid in Qaleh-Ye-Nasro village, Bagram district, Parwan province, Jan. 12, 2018. The PSU also seized explosives hidden in the compound and a cache of weapons.

The General Command of Police Special Units operate under the auspices of the Ministry of the Interior. Thirty-three PSUs provide direct support of the provincial chiefs of police. PSUs conduct high-risk arrests, counterterrorism operations and high-profile attack response.

• Date Taken: 01.12.2018
• Date Posted: 01.13.2018 11:43
• Story ID: 261961
• Location: AF