Islamabad , Pakistan ( CNN ) -- Pakistani security forces arrested a key al Qaeda leader near the nation 's border with Iran , military officials said Wednesday . They arrested French national Naamen Maziche , who was in charge of some of the terror network 's international operations , according to the Pakistani military officials . They did not want to be named because they are not authorized to talk to the media . Maziche is a close aide of al Qaeda leader Younis Al Mauretani , the officials said . Pakistani intelligence agents arrested Mauretani and three aides in September 2011 . At the time of his arrest , Pakistani officials said he sought to attack targets in the United States , Europe and Australia . Osama bin Laden had asked Mauretani to focus on hitting targets of economic importance in the U.S. such as oil pipelines , dams and oil tankers , Pakistani officials said at the time . Mauretani told investigators Maziche was in Iran and possibly headed to Africa , the officials said . The exact time and place of Maziche 's arrest was unclear . Al Qaeda 's most wanted . And now , only one senior al Qaeda leader left . Journalist Ayza Omar contributed to this report .
Officials : Naamen Maziche was in charge of some of al Qaeda 's international operations . He is buried near Pakistan 's border with Afghanistan . He is a close relative of an al Qaeda leader killed in September 2011 , officials say .