2012-05-S-027

For Immediate Release 

KABUL, Afghanistan (May 15)
Finally, an Afghan and coalition security force conducted an operation to detain a Haqqani facilitator and explosives expert in Nadir Shah Kot district, Khost province, today. The facilitator acquires explosive materials for the production of roadside bombs and other types of explosive devices. He also provides technical advice to insurgents on the construction and employment of IEDs used in attacks against Afghan and coalition troops in the district. The security force detained one suspected insurgent as a result of this operation.