2011-09-S-046
For Immediate Release

ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan (Sept. 20, 2011)
In Zurmat district, Paktiya province, a combined Afghan and coalition security force detained a Haqqani network leader and confiscated weapons during a security operation yesterday. The leader recruited young local males and sent them to insurgent training camps, and also facilitated the placement of roadside bombs, as well as, conducted direct attacks against Afghan forces. No civilians were injured during the operation.