[TOLOnews] - A Haqqani leader was captured in a joint Afghan and Coalition forces operation in 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...
on Tuesday, Isaf said.
He commanded an bully boy cell in the Nadir Shah Kot district of Khost and planned roadside kabooms throughout the area, Isaf said.
Isaf said that during the operation, the security forces observed a group of snuffies burying a 45-kilogram bomb at the side of a road. The security forces assessed the threat and called in a precision