Haqqani facilitator and associate detained in Khost
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2011-09-S-031


KABUL, Afghanistan (Sep. 15, 2011)
A combined Afghan and coalition security force captured a Haqqani network facilitator and his associate during a security operation in Khost district, Khost province. The leader coordinated multiple attacks against Afghan and coalition forces to include the September 13, 2011 attacks at NATO Headquarters and the U.S. Embassy in Kabul. In addition to the leader, the security force detained one suspected insurgent during the operation.