KABUL, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- A leader of a terrorist cell was captured in the eastern Kunar province of Afghanistan by Afghan and the U.S.-led coalition forces on Wednesday, said a coalition statement.

    The terrorist, who led a cell carrying out Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attacks against Afghan and coalition troops, was arrested in south of Asadabad, the provincial capital.

    "The known IED cell member manufactured several IEDs and was responsible for placing devices in various locations in the Pech Valley region," the statement said.

    Credible and strong intelligence indicated the terrorist was planning to attack the troops in the immediate future, it added.

    A coalition spokesman John Paradis said, "This is a positive development in that a key terrorist facilitator has been detained, his actions thwarted and his future plans disrupted."

    No casualties were reported in the capturing operation.

    Kunar, a mountainous region, has been a hotbed of Taliban, al-Qaeda and other anti-government militants.

    Due to rising Taliban-linked insurgence this year, Afghanistan has plunged into the worst spate of violence since the Taliban regime was toppled in late 2001. Enditem