Three detained in Khost
ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update June 16, 2011
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2011-06-S-050

KABUL, Afghanistan (June 16, 2011)
A combined Afghan and coalition security force in Khost province captured a Haqqani network leader and two of his associates during a nighttime security operation in Sabari district, yesterday. The leader targets Afghan forces with roadside bomb and direct attacks. He also purchases weapons and equipment for subordinate insurgents. He was captured at his compound after the Afghan-led security tracked him there earlier in the day.

A combined Afghan and coalition force discovered a weapons cache in Hisarak district, Nangarhar province, yesterday. The cache consisted of 47 20 mm rounds, 41 12.7 mm rounds and 17 fuses. They also discovered 119 pounds (54 kgs) of hashish. The weapons and drugs were seized by security forces.