name: Coalition Forces Target Haqqani Senior Leader with Precision Air Strike
text: Coalition Forces Target Haqqani Senior Leader with Precision Air Strike
  ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2010-10-CA-295 For Immediate Release Download PDF  KABUL, Afghanistan (Oct. 28)   Coalition forces conducted a precision air strike in Khost province Thursday targeting a Haqqani Network senior leader who directs attacks against Afghan and coalition forces and facilitation of weapons, and reports directly to Haqqani Network senior leadership.  The targeted individual also established enemy positions in order to target coalition aircraft. Based on intelligence reports, coalition forces tracked the senior leader to a remote area in Nadir Shah Kot district. After verifying insurgent activity and ensuring no civilians were present, coalition forces conducted the precision air strike, killing one insurgent.  The International Security Assistance Force is still gathering information to assess the results of the strike.
  
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  UPDATE: ISAF Confirms Death of Haqqani Senior Leader Last Week
  ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2010-11-CA-030 For Immediate Release Download PDF  KABUL, Afghanistan (Nov. 3, 2010)   The International Security Assistance Force confirmed a precision air strike in Khost province Thursday killed Qari Naseb Khan, a Haqqani Network senior leader who directed attacks against Afghan and coalition forces, facilitated weapons, and reported directly to Haqqani Network senior leadership.  He had also established enemy positions in order to target coalition aircraft. Based on intelligence reports, coalition forces tracked Qari Naseb Khan to a remote area in Nadr Shah Kot district. After verifying insurgent activity and ensuring no civilians were present, coalition forces conducted the precision air strike, killing him.