ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2011-09-S-002
For Immediate Release


KABUL, Afghanistan (Sep. 3, 2011) 
In Sabari district, Khost province, a combined Afghan and coalition security force detained several insurgents yesterday during a security search for a Haqqani network leader. The leader directs a roadside bomb cell in the region, and coordinates high-profile attacks against the Afghan National Army. During the operation, the security force confiscated and safely destroyed multiple roadside bomb components and a grenade. No civilians were harmed during this operation.