Haqqani Network Targeted In Khost

October 22 2009

Afghanistan

A joint Afghan and international force detained nearly a dozen suspected militants from the Haqqani network in Khost province on Thursday, NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) reports.

The joint force searched a number of compounds near Peru Kheyl village north of Khost City after receiving an intelligence tip, military officials said.

The troops were pursuing a Haqqani commander believed responsible for improvised explosive device (IED) and armed attacks in...

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