2011-11-S-023

ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan

For Immediate Release

KABUL, Afghanistan (Nov. 15, 2011)
A Haqqani network leader was captured by a combined Afghan and coalition security force during an operation in Bak district, Khost province, yesterday. The leader distributed weapons and planned attacks against Afghan and coalition forces. The security force also confiscated multiple weapons and detained one additional suspected insurgent during the operation.