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Forces Kill Insurgent Commander Mullah Abdul Fatah Haqqani in Afghanistan
Coalition forces killed an insurgent commander in a precision airstrike yesterday in the Burkah district of Afghanistans Baghlan province.Mullah Abdul Fatah Haqqani commanded and trained foreign fighters in support of Taliban and Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan terrorist operations. He also purchased weapons and explosive devices for the terrorist groups, officials said. In other operations yesterday throughout Afghanistan: Forces detained several suspected insurgents while searching for a Taliban leader responsible for carrying out attacks and training recruits in Logar provinces Charkh district. Afghan and coalition forces detained two Taliban leaders in Kandahar provinces Zharay district. One is responsible for trafficking homemade bombs for attacks on security forces, and the other is connected to an insurgent fighting cell in the provinces Maiwand district. Security forces captured a Haqqani terrorist network weapons trafficker and another suspected insurgent in Khost provinces Bak district. Posted by: Anonymoose 2011-04-19 |
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