Afghan and the U.S.-led Coalition forces killed four militants and detained 10 suspects during operations Wednesday to disrupt Haqqani and al Qaida network operations in provinces of Logar and Khost respectively, said a Coalition statement issued here, Xinhua reported.
The combined force raided a compound in Bala Qal'eh ye Vazir, a rural village near Pul-e-Alam district of Logar province, some 60 kilometers southwest of Kabul, to capture a Haqqani commander responsible for planning improvised explosive device attacks and facilitating suicide bombers, the statement said.
"In one building, joint forces encountered men who were barricaded and armed. The subsequent engagement resulted in four militants killed," it said. "Forces detained five suspects without further incident."
While in another operation in Khost city, capital of Khost province, the combined force patrolled to a neighborhood to capture insurgents associated with al Qaida,it added.
"Afghan forces led the search of a building with the cooperation of the residents, and without incident, detained five suspected militants," it said. "Forces found and removed two grenades in the building, preventing their use against civilians or security forces."
Conflicts and violence have claimed over 5,000 people in 2008 in the war-plagued country while Taliban militants have vowed to speed up attacks against Afghan and international troops mostly in the shape of suicide and roadside bombings in 2009.
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