Security Forces Strike Haqqani Militants in Paktika
Dec. 19: Security Forces Strike Haqqani Militants in Paktika; ISAF Casualty
NEWS RELEASE ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan  2009-12-CA-074 For Immediate Release  Kabul, Afghanistan (Dec. 19) - An international security force air strike killed several militants at a mountaintop fighting position in Paktika province yesterday while pursuing a Haqqani commander responsible for attacks in the area.  The security force targeted the militants after intelligence sources indicated they were in a remote area away from buildings and other structures.  A security detachment searched the fighting position after the strike to assess damage and recovered a machine gun, an RPG launcher with rounds, an AK-47 rifle and a pistol.  No Afghan civilians were harmed during this operation.