2012-06-S-038
For Immediate Release

KABUL, Afghanistan (June 21, 2012)
An Afghan-led security force, supported by coalition troops, conducted an operation to detain a Haqqani leader in Sabari district, Khost province, today. The leader plans and coordinates attacks against Afghan and coalition forces throughout the region, as well as providing IEDs to insurgents. The security force detained five suspected insurgents as a result of this operation.