KABUL, Afghanistan- A Haqqani network weapons facilitator and several suspected insurgents were captured by an Afghan-international security force in Khost province last night.
The suspects were captured in a series of buildings in the village of Zemica, Shamul District, after intelligence confirmed insurgent activity. The assault force had to call for the individuals to surrender several times before apprehending them peacefully and no shots were fired and no one was harmed.
The facilitator operated mainly out of the Shamul and Nadir Shah Kot Districts. He is responsible for acquiring IED materials and small arms for attacks against coalition forces, and has also supported suicide bombing operatives.