Haqqani Network IED Facilitator, Several Suspected Insurgents Detained in Khost
Haqqani Network IED Facilitator, Several Suspected Insurgents Detained in Khost
 ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2010-08-CA-091  For Immediate Release Download PDF

 KABUL, Afghanistan (August 9) - An Afghan and coalition security force detained several suspected Haqqani Network insurgents in Khost province Sunday, including a Haqqani facilitator who provided weapons and improvised explosive device materials to fighters in order to conduct attacks against Afghan civilians, and Afghan and coalition forces.   The security force targeted a remote compound in Khost district to search for the facilitator. Afghan forces called for all residents to exit the compound peacefully and then secured the area. The security force identified and detained the facilitator, along with the suspected insurgents.   "We are happy to announce another key capture of the insurgent leadership choosing to employ IEDs in their indiscriminate attacks. IED incidents are up 38 percent from this time last year and they caused 63 percent of all the casualties in July. Each capture helps reduce and reverse this growing trend," said U.S. Army Col. Rafael Torres, International Security Assistance Force Joint Command Combined Joint Operations Center director.   The security force did not fire their weapons and they protected the women and children throughout the searches.