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Afghanistan Haqqani militant Haji Mali Khan captured South Asia
1 October 2011 Last updated at 07:01 ET
Afghanistan Haqqani militant Haji Mali Khan captured
A senior leaders of the militant Haqqani network, Haji Mali Khan, has been captured in Afghanistan, the Nato-led international force Isaf has said.
He was detained during an operation by Afghan and coalition forces in Paktiya province on Tuesday, Isaf said.
He was heavily armed but did not resist, it added.
Haji Mali Khan is a senior leader in the Haqqani network, which is blamed for several recent Afghan attacks and accused of having links to Pakistan.
He is also the uncle of the network's leader, Siraj Haqqani, and served as an emissary between the Haqqanis and Baitullah Mehsud, the former head of the Pakistani Taliban who was killed in a suspected US missile attack in 2009.
The capture came days after the assassination of former Afghan President and negotiator Burhanuddin Rabbani, which was blamed on the network.
The killing prompted Afghan President Hamid Karzai to say on Friday that he was focusing on talks with Pakistan rather than the Taliban.
Last week, the US military accused Pakistan's spy agency of helping the Haqqani militant network in a recent attack on Kabul.
BBC News - Afghanistan Haqqani militant Haji Mali Khan captured
1 October 2011 Last updated at 07:01 ET
Afghanistan Haqqani militant Haji Mali Khan captured
A senior leaders of the militant Haqqani network, Haji Mali Khan, has been captured in Afghanistan, the Nato-led international force Isaf has said.
He was detained during an operation by Afghan and coalition forces in Paktiya province on Tuesday, Isaf said.
He was heavily armed but did not resist, it added.
Haji Mali Khan is a senior leader in the Haqqani network, which is blamed for several recent Afghan attacks and accused of having links to Pakistan.
He is also the uncle of the network's leader, Siraj Haqqani, and served as an emissary between the Haqqanis and Baitullah Mehsud, the former head of the Pakistani Taliban who was killed in a suspected US missile attack in 2009.
The capture came days after the assassination of former Afghan President and negotiator Burhanuddin Rabbani, which was blamed on the network.
The killing prompted Afghan President Hamid Karzai to say on Friday that he was focusing on talks with Pakistan rather than the Taliban.
Last week, the US military accused Pakistan's spy agency of helping the Haqqani militant network in a recent attack on Kabul.
BBC News - Afghanistan Haqqani militant Haji Mali Khan captured