Afghan, coalition force remove Haqqani Network senior leader from battlefield

AFGHANISTAN

10.01.2010

Courtesy Story

IJC Public Affairs Advisory Team- Regional Command North

KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan and coalition security force killed a Haqqani Network senior leader who supplied and coordinated attacks against Afghan civilians and Afghan and coalition forces along with six insurgents in Khost province Thursday.

He was also directly involved in the planning and coordination of the foiled late-August attacks against Forward Operating Bases Salerno and Chapman.

The failed attack resulted in more than 30 Haqqani Network insurgents killed. No Afghan or coalition forces were killed in the attack.

Intelligence information led the security force to a compound in Terayzai, where the targeted individual stopped after returning from Pakistan. As the combined security force began clearing the targeted compound, several insurgents inside one of the buildings threatened the security force with automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades.

The security force engaged them, killing the targeted individual and his Haqqani associates. Upon further inspection of the building, the security force found multiple automatic weapons, RPGs, hand grenades, magazines and ammunition, along with a rifle and improvised explosive device components inside the building.

After the area was secure, the security force searched the area discovering multiple RPG rounds and magazines, along with a machine gun, hand grenade, knife and IED components in a vehicle outside the building. After initial questioning of the residents at the scene, the security force detained one suspected insurgent.

The security force protected the women and children for the duration of the search.

• Date Taken: 10.01.2010
• Date Posted: 10.01.2010 02:41
• Story ID: 57279
• Location: AF