ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update May 16, 2011
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2011-05-S-056 For Immediate Release  KABUL, Afghanistan (May 16, 2011)  In Bak district, Khost province, a combined Afghan and coalition security force detained one insurgent while searching for a Hezb-E Islami Gulbuddin facilitator during a security operation yesterday.  The HIG facilitator and fighter is responsible for assisting the movement of munitions throughout the province for attacks against Afghan and coalition forces.  Several intelligence tips led the combined security force to a location in the district to search for the facilitator. Multiple buildings were searched and cleared during the operation. While searching the area, the force discovered an AK-47 assault rifle and a rocket propelled grenade.  One suspected insurgent was detained for further questioning as a result of interviews with local residents.  No shots were fired and no civilians were harmed during the operation.