4 Threat Matrix: ISAF captures Haqqani operative who facilitates attacks in Faryab

Written by Bill Roggio on January 12, 2012 9:31 AM to 4 Threat Matrix

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ISAF special operations forces captured a Haqqani Network facilitator who aids others conducting attacks in the northwestern province of Faryab. From the ISAF press release:

In Pul-e Alam district, Logar province, an Afghan led and coalition supported security force captured a Haqqani network facilitator during an operation today. The facilitator acquired explosives and weapons for insurgent attacks in Faryab province. Two additional suspected insurgents were detained during the operation.

While the Haqqani Network is traditionally considered to be constrained to operatiing in the southeastern provinces of Paktia, Paktika, and Khost, the al Qaeda-linked group has increasingly expanded its area of operations in northern and southern Afghanistan over the past several years. The Kabul Attack Network, the alliance of Taliban and terror groups that directs attacks in the capital, is co-led by a Haqqani Network commander, and many attacks there are attributed to Haqqani forces. Haqqani Network operatives have been captured or targeted in Kunduz as well as in the far-flung northern province of Badakhshan.