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    Afghan national security forces, Coalition Forces detain eight suspected militants in Paktika

    KABUL, AFGHANISTAN

    05.16.2009

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    U.S. Forces Afghanistan

    KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan and coalition forces detained eight suspects early this morning during operations designed to destabilize a Taliban network in Paktika province.

    In Sharan District, Paktika province, approximately 50 kilometers southeast of Ghazni, Afghan and coalition forces, with Afghan national police reinforcements, targeted a Taliban commander and his associates who are responsible for carrying out attacks against Afghan national security forces and coalition forces.

    In a complex assault, the combined force entered multiple compounds to search for the militants known to be involved with attacks in the Paktia-Paktika-Khost region in eastern Afghanistan.

    Approximately 60 adults and 50 children on the compounds followed the instructions of the Afghan forces, resulting in the detention of eight militants without incident.

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    Date Taken: 05.16.2009
    Date Posted: 05.16.2009 06:51
    Story ID: 33697
    Location: KABUL, AF

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