Numerous suspected insurgents detained in Khost
ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update March 27, 2011
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2011-03-S-088 For Immediate Release
KABUL, Afghanistan (March 27, 2011) 
An Afghan and coalition security force detained numerous suspected Hezb-E Islami Gulbuddin, or HIG, insurgents, while searching for a HIG facilitator in the Sabari district, Khost province, yesterday. The facilitator is responsible for procuring funds and passing information to insurgent leaders.
The security force targeted a compound in the district based on intelligence reports. The force secured the area before detaining several suspected insurgents, including a high-value HIG target. After initial questioning, citizens notified the security force of the suspected location of another HIG insurgent. The joint force secured the additional location before detaining several suspected HIG insurgents. At another nearby location security forces detained two more insurgents.