[Tolo News] Two myrmidon leaders were captured in an operation jointly conducted by Afghan and NATO...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A cautionary tale of cost-benefit analysis....
troops in Afghanistan on Monday, Isaf said.
"[One] Haqqani controller was captured in a joint Afghan and coalition security force operation in eastern Khost province
... across the border from Miranshah, within commuting distance of Haqqani hangouts such as Datta Khel and probably within sight of Mordor. Khost is populated by six different tribes of Pashtuns, the largest probably being the Khostwal, from which it takes its name...
today," Isaf said in a statement.
The controller is an explosives expert who makes bombs for cut-throats to use against Afghan and coalition forces.
He is suspected of being responsible for the vehicle born bomb used during the myrmidon attack against Forward Operating Base Salerno in the province on June 1, it said.
During the operation, the Afghan and coalition forces nabbed
Keep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please!
multiple suspected myrmidons, it added.
Meanwhile,
...back at the ranch, Butch and the Kid finally brought their horses under control...
the statement said that a Taliban leader was captured in Afghan and NATO troops' operation in Zurmat district of Paktia province today.
The leader plans and conducts roadside kaboomings and other attacks against Afghan and coalition troops throughout Gardez district.
He is also an explosives expert who supervises the construction of remote controlled improvised bombs, and other types of bombs, for use by the cut-throats under his control.
During the operation, two groups of cut-throats attacked the security force.
The Afghan and coalition troops returned fire and requested a precision air strike. A follow-on assessment of the area confirmed there had been no damage to civilian property and no civilians had been injured.
The security force also confirmed multiple cut-throats had been killed.
As a result of the operation, the security force recovered a machine gun, multiple AK-47s, an RPG launcher, an RPG round, and several magazines of ammunition.