[leader/facilitator]

ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update, Feb. 21, 2011
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2011-02-S-154 For Immediate Release   KABUL, Afghanistan (Feb. 21, 2011) Afghan and coalition forces targeted two Haqqani network leaders, detaining one, a facilitator, and several suspected insurgents during two separate operations in Terayzai district, Khost province yesterday.  One network leader operates in Sabari district where he is responsible for coordinating IED and small arms fire attacks while the other transported weapons throughout the province and according to recent reporting, planned the assassination of an Afghan National Army general.  Intelligence reports led security forces to the targeted compounds in the district, where Afghan forces called for all occupants to exit the buildings peacefully before conducting a search. The network leaders, facilitator and suspected insurgents were detained based on initial questioning at the scene.  One armed insurgent with an AK-47 and chest rack exited one of the buildings and was unresponsive to multiple instructions given to him by Afghan forces, resulting in him being injured. The individual received immediate on-scene medical care from a coalition medical technician and was medically evacuated to a coalition medical treatment facility. Three AK-47s, four grenades, three chest racks, 150 pounds (62 kilograms) of IED making material and ammunition were recovered by the security force.