By Xinhua,
Kabul : The U.S.-led Coalition forces detained eight suspected militants during operations to disrupt Haqqani network in eastern Afghan province of Khost on Sunday, said a Coalition statement issued here on Monday.
Coalition Forces detained three suspected militants during an operation in Qalandar district of Khost targeting a Haqqani subcommander suspected of financing and directing attacks, as well as, facilitating the movement of foreign fighters into the region, the statement said.
In a second operation in Sabari district, Coalition forces targeted a suspected militant, who is suspected of coordinating with the Haqqani network to emplace IEDs (Improvised Explosive Device) in Khost area, it said.
“Five suspected militants were detained as a result of the operation,” it added.
Jalaludin Haqani, who served as a minister and chief of army staff during Taliban regime in Afghanistan, is a close aide to Taliban chief Mullah Mohammad Omar and has been leading Taliban fighters in eastern Afghanistan to mount pressure on the Afghan government and international troops deployed there in the post-Taliban nation.
Conflicts and spiraling insurgency have claimed the lives of around 4,000 people, mostly militants, so far this year in the war-torn country.