Publication Date:
Fri, 2011-05-27 23:00
A NATO
statement on Friday says the militant is a local chief of the powerful Haqqani
network, which is based in neighboring Pakistan's tribal belt. The group is a
branch of the Afghan Taliban and a major enemy of US and NATO forces in
Afghanistan. It's led by Jalaluddin Haqqani and his son Sirajuddin.
NATO says
the man was seized on Thursday in the eastern Afghan province of Paktia.
The
coalition says the man led as many as 40 fighters for the Haqqani network. The
capture comes as the coalition increasingly targets midlevel insurgent
commanders to disrupt their operations.
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