name: Militants Detained in Paktya
text: Dec. 17: Militants Detained; Paktya Regional Hospital Cares for ANA Families
  NEWS RELEASE
  ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
   2009-12-CA 072
  For Immediate Release
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan (Dec. 17)   An Afghan-international security force detained a handful of suspected militants in Paktya province today while pursuing a Taliban commander responsible for weapons facilitation and several attacks in the area.
  The joint force searched a compound near the village of Payandegi in the Zurmat district where intelligence sources reported militant activity. They recovered several AK-47 rifles, chest racks, grenades, blasting caps and other IED-making materials.