Dec. 18: ISAF Assesses Claims of Civilian Casualties; Operational Update
NEWS RELEASE ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan   2009-12-CA-073 For Immediate Release  In another operation today, a joint security force detained a sought after Haqqani IED facilitator along with a few other militants in Khowst province after searching suspected compounds.  The facilitator is heavily involved with distributing weapons to other militant elements and increasing the IED network in the area.  The joint force searched compounds near the village of Paro Kheyl in the Sabari district where intelligence sources reported the facilitator to be and detained the militants, one of whom identified himself as the Haqqani facilitator. 

In a fourth operation today, a joint security force detained a few suspected militants in Kandahar province while pursuing a Taliban commander responsible for manufacturing IEDs and several attacks in the area.  The joint security force searched a compound near the village of Adiran in the Arghandab district after intelligence sources reported militant activity.  The joint force searched the compound and detained the suspected militants.  No shots were fired and no one was harmed during these operations.