Two killed and one detained in Khost
2011-10-S-001
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
 
KABUL, Afghanistan (Oct. 1, 2011)
A combined Afghan and coalition security force killed two insurgents during a security operation in search of a Haqqani network leader in Musa Khel district, Khost province. 
The network leader facilitates weapons, as well as, coordinates attacks against Afghan forces along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border between Khost and Paktiya provinces.
The insurgents were killed after firing a rocket-propelled grenade at the security force during the operation. One suspected insurgent was detained and multiple weapons were confiscated to include rocket-propelled grenade launchers, and grenades, a recoilless rifle, ammunition and roadside bomb making materials.