name: Militants Killed and Detained in Paktika
text: Dec. 25: Militants Killed, Detained; First Midwifery Program Dedicated
  NEWS RELEASE ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2009-12-CA 081
  For Immediate Release
   IJC Operational Update, Dec. 25
  In an operation in Paktika, a joint security force killed a few armed militants and captured a small group of insurgents while searching for a Haqqani commander.
  The Afghan-international security force moved to two compounds west of the town of Chowray, in the Deela district after intelligence confirmed Haqqani militant activities there. During the subsequent search, the security force captured several more militants and recovered weapons and IED components.