ISAF Joint Command- Afghanistan
2011-07-S-056
For Immediate Release

KABUL, Afghanistan (July 18, 2011) – An Afghan-led combined security force detained numerous suspected insurgents and confiscated several weapons while searching for a Haqqani leader in Terayzai district, Khost province, yesterday.

The confiscated weapons included multiple grenades, an AK-47 rifle with several magazines, a rifle and a chest rack.

The Haqqani leader is responsible for coordinating indirect and direct fire attacks against the Afghan National Army.