July 4: Afghan-ISAF Operations in Eastern, Southern, Northern Afghanistan
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan  2010-07-CA-015  For Immediate Release

 A separate Afghan and international security force detained several suspected insurgents while pursuing a Haqqani weapons facilitator in Khost Province last night.   The combined security force went to a compound east of Bazar, Khost district, to search the area. As the security force approached the compound, two individuals attempted to escape but the security force caught them. They and another suspected insurgent were detained. No shots were fired and women and children present were protected by the combined security force.   The Haqqani Network is attempting to establish strongholds within the Khost-Gardez pass, which runs through the Hindu Kush Mountains of Paktiya and Khost Provinces. It is a favored place for insurgent groups to move supplies and foreign fighters into Afghanistan from Pakistan.

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July 5: Afghan-ISAF Operations in Eastern, Southern Afghanistan
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan  2010-07-CA-022  For Immediate Release

 In another update to a story in yesterday's IJC Operational Update, it has been confirmed that an Afghan-international security force captured a Haqqani weapons facilitator along with two suspected insurgents in Khost Province yesterday.   The Haqqani facilitator also led IED attacks against coalition forces, and was captured in a compound east of Bazar, Khost. The Haqqani Network is attempting to establish strongholds within the Khost-Gardez pass, which runs through the Hindu Kush Mountains of Paktiya and Khost Provinces. It is a favored place for insurgent groups to move supplies and foreign fighters from Pakistan into Afghanistan.