Taliban, Haqqani leadership targeted overnight, several detained

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN

11.05.2010

Courtesy Story

ISAF Joint Command

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force targeting a Haqqani Network leader who coordinates attacks against Afghan and coalition forces and leads a group of fighters, detained two suspected insurgents during an overnight operation in Paktika province.

Intelligence reports led the security force to a compound in Alagehdari-ye Nakah in Nikeh District to search for the targeted individual. Afghan forces used a loudspeaker to call for all occupants to exit the buildings peacefully, and then the joint security force cleared and secured the area.

After initial questioning at the scene, the security force detained the suspected insurgents. The security force also discovered multiple automatic weapons at the scene.

In neighboring Ghazni province, a separate security force targeted a Taliban facilitator who targets Afghan civilians by planning and facilitating suicide attacks within Ghazni City, according to reports. The security force detained several suspected insurgents during the overnight operation.

Based on intelligence tips, the security force targeted a compound in Ghazni City to search for the targeted individual. After an Afghan-led call out, the joint security force cleared and secured the area before detaining the suspected insurgents.

A joint security force targeting a Taliban senior leader in charge of an improvised explosive device cell in the Kandahar city area, detained three suspected insurgents during an overnight operation in the village of Bala Dehe Sufla in Kandahar province.

As the cell leader, he is involved in attack planning and participates in indiscriminate IED attacks within the city.

The assault force did not fire their weapons during any of these operations and they protected the women and children for the duration of the searches.

• Date Taken: 11.05.2010
• Date Posted: 11.05.2010 05:07
• Story ID: 59471
• Location: KABUL, AF