Three detained in Khost
UPDATE: ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update March 12, 2011
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2011-03-S-036 For Immediate Release   KABUL, Afghanistan (March 12, 2011) – Afghan and coalition security forces captured a Haqqani (HQN) leader, a HQN network member, and detained one other suspected insurgent during security operations in Shamul district, Khost province, yesterday.  The first HQN leader is responsible for the housing and transportation of foreign fighters, and conducting improvised explosive device (IED) attacks against Afghan and coalition forces.  In November 2008, along with a group of Taliban insurgents, he blew up a school in Sayed Kheyl village, Shamul district. He also emplaced an IED on the Sayed Kheyl Bridge in January 2011, but coalition forces were able to remove it before anyone was seriously injured.  The second is a HQ network member in Shamul district. He is responsible for coordinating and conducting attacks against Afghan and Coalition forces.  The security force advanced to the targeted compound where they called for the residents to exit the buildings peacefully before conducting a search. The targeted HQN leader, the HQN network member for Shamul district, and one suspected insurgent were detained after initial questioning at the scene.