name: Haqqani Sub-Commander Captured by Afghan and Coalition Force in Khost
text: Haqqani Sub-Commander Captured by Afghan and Coalition Force in Khost
   ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2010-07-CA-171  For Immediate Release KABUL, Afghanistan (July 25) - An Afghan and coalition security force detained two suspected insurgents in Khost province last night including a Haqqani Network sub-commander responsible for coordinating and conducting improvised explosive device (IED) attacks against Afghan civilians, and Afghan and coalition forces in the region. The security force targeted a compound in the village of Towr Owbeh in Terayzai district in pursuit of the commander. Afghan forces used a loudspeaker to call for all occupants to peacefully exit the compound. After questioning the residents, the security force detained the commander and another suspected insurgent for further questioning. Multiple rifles and grenades were found at the scene. No shots were fired and the women and children were protected throughout the search. "Coalition forces are significantly reducing civilian casualties while the insurgents are going in the opposite direction," said Col. Rafael Torres, ISAF Joint Command Combined Joint Operations Center director. "The insurgents are turning back the clock several centuries with their indiscriminate IED attacks which kill and wound Afghan civilians on a regular basis."
  
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  UPDATE: Afghan and Coalition Force Captures Haqqani Sub-Commander, Facilitator in Khost
   ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2010-07-CA-181  For Immediate Release KABUL, Afghanistan (July 26) - ISAF confirmed today the capture of a Haqqani Network sub-commander linked to attacks against coalition forces and responsible for facilitating the movement of weapons and ammunition into the Terayzai district of Khost during an Afghan and coalition security operation Saturday. The sub-commander was captured along with a Haqqani Network facilitator who primarily planned and conducted attacks against coalition forces and Afghan officials throughout Khost province. ISAF originally announced the capture of the facilitator July 24. A security force went to a series of compounds in Kowryan Kharmata in Khost district targeting the facilitator. Afghan forces used a loudspeaker to call for all occupants to peacefully exit the building. After the compounds were secured, the security force detained the sub-commander and facilitator for further questioning. No shots were fired and the women and children were protected throughout the search by Afghan security forces. "Our operations prevent violent extremists from being able to threaten Afghan sovereignty or maintain safe havens from which they can threaten the security of the people of Afghanistan and around the world," said Col. Rafael Torres, ISAF Joint Command Combined Joint Operations Center director.