Several detained in Khost
ISAF Joint Command- Afghanistan
2011-06-S-101
For Immediate Release                      

KABUL, Afghanistan (June 29, 2011) 
In Khost province, a combined Afghan and coalition security force captured a Haqqani network facilitator and several suspected insurgents during a nighttime security operation in Khost district, yesterday. The facilitator provided supplies, weapons, suicide vests and roadside bombs from Pakistan to senior Haqqani leaders. 

The Afghan-led security force was able to locate the facilitator at a compound in the district based on intelligence reports. Afghan members of the force searched the compound, resulting in the facilitator detention. Additionally, with the help of residents, the force was able to identify his associates, who were also detained for further questioning. 