NATO says the senior leader of the Taliban-allied Haqqani network has been captured in Afghanistan. The alliance announced Saturday that joint Afghan and coalition security forces captured Haji Mali Khan on Tuesday in Afghanistan’s Paktiya province near the Pakistani border. A NATO statement says Khan managed Haqqani bases and oversaw operations in Afghanistan and Pakistan, […]
Top Haqqani Leader Captured in Afghanistan
Posted October 1st, 2011 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
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Senior Haqqani Leader Captured
Posted October 1st, 2011 at 7:40 am (UTC-5)
NATO says a joint Afghan and coalition security force has captured the senior Haqqani network leader in Afghanistan. The international alliance says the senior commander was captured Tuesday during an operation in the Paktiya province. The coalition says Haji Mali Khan, the uncle of Siraj and Badruddin Haqqani, had established a militant camp in Paktiya […]
