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Airstrike Kills Haqqani Bomb Maker

October 27 2009

Afghanistan

A combined Afghan and international coalition force killed a bomb maker from the Haqqani network in Paktia province on Monday, NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) reports.

This Haqqani element was believed responsible for several improvised explosive device (IED) attacks in the Khost-Gardez Pass, ISAF military officials said.

Acting on a tip that the enemy suspects were on the move outside the village of Haqdad Kheyl, Wuza Zadran district, the joint force...

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