name: Haqqani leader and two associates detained in Khost
text: ISAF Joint Command- Afghanistan
  2011-08-S-080
  For Immediate Release 
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan (August 31, 2011)   A combined Afghan and coalition security force detained a Haqqani network leader and two of his associates in Musa Khel district, Khost province, yesterday. 
  
  The leader was involved with other Haqqani insurgents in coordinating an upcoming attack in Kabul city. Recent reporting indicates he was facilitating a potential car bomb for the pending attack. 