2012-05-S-024

For Immediate Release


KABUL, Afghanistan (May 13)
An Afghan-led security force supported by coalition troops conducted an operation to detain a Haqqani leader in Khost district, Khost province, today. The leader directs roadside bombings and other attacks against Afghan and coalition security forces in Khost province. The security force detained several suspected insurgents, and seized multiple AK-47s and loaded magazines as a result of this operation.