ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
Release: 2011-11-S-005
 

KABUL, Afghanistan (Nov. 4, 2011) — A combined Afghan and coalition security force captured a Haqqani network leader and detained one suspected insurgent during an operation in Zarghun Shahr district, Paktika province, yesterday. 
  
The leader operated an insurgent fighter cell in Zarghun Shahr district and was responsible for numerous attacks against Afghan forces in western Paktika. 
 
 The security force seized two AK-47 assault rifles during the operation.