2011-09-S-061
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan (Sept. 26, 2011)
A Haqqani network leader was captured by a combined Afghan and coalition security force during a security operation in Sabari district, Khost province. The leader directed a network of insurgent fighters, and was involved in the planning and facilitation of roadside bomb attacks throughout the region. The force also detained one suspected insurgent during the operation.