2011-10-S-026
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan (Oct. 14)
In Sabari district, Khost province, a combined Afghan and coalition security force detained numerous suspected insurgents during an operation in search of a Haqqani network leader, yesterday. The leader coordinates roadside bomb and ambush attacks and recently conducted an attack against Afghan forces in the Sabari district. The leader also oversees the transportation and distribution of mines and coordinated insurgent activity with other Haqqani leaders in the network.