2013-01-S-001

KABUL, Afghanistan (Jan. 1, 2013) 
During an operation in Khost district, Khost province, yesterday, an Afghan and coalition security force arrested the Haqqani leader who planned the Dec. 26 suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device attack against Forward Operating Base Chapman. At the time of his arrest, the leader was planning an SVBIED attack targeting Afghan and coalition forces.  During the operation, the security force killed one insurgent.