2011-10-S-047
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan (Oct. 24, 2011)
A combined Afghan and coalition security force detained multiple suspected insurgents during an operation in search of a Haqqani network leader in Gardez district, Paktiya province, yesterday. The network leader constructs and stores explosives and weapons and leads insurgents in roadside bomb attacks throughout the Zurmat and Gardez districts. The security force confiscated explosives and multiple weapons including grenades, assault rifles, bayonets, ammunition, and ammunition pouches.