Militants Detained in Paktya
Dec. 17: Militants Detained; Paktya Regional Hospital Cares for ANA Families
NEWS RELEASE
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
 2009-12-CA–072
For Immediate Release

KABUL, Afghanistan (Dec. 17) – An Afghan-international security force detained a handful of suspected militants in Paktya province today while pursuing a Taliban commander responsible for weapons facilitation and several attacks in the area.
The joint force searched a compound near the village of Payandegi in the Zurmat district where intelligence sources reported militant activity. They recovered several AK-47 rifles, chest racks, grenades, blasting caps and other IED-making materials.