Haqqani leader responsible for truck bomb in Afghanistan

Afghan and NATO-led Coalition forces on Monday captured a Haqqani local leader responsible for a suicide truck bomb in country's Logar province, NATO said."A Haqqani leader responsible for a recent car bomb attack was captured by a combined Afghan and coalition security force during an operation in Pul-e-Alam district, Logar province, today,"the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said in a statement."The leader was responsible for Friday's car bomb attack in Muhammad Aghah district (Logar province). One civilian was killed during the attack and nine civilians were wounded,"the statement added.A Taliban and al-Qaida affiliated group of militants, the Haqqani network, which mostly operates in eastern Afghan provinces and Kabul, has been responsible for many high-profile attacks against security forces over the past couple of years.The security force detained one additional suspected insurgent during the operation, it said.The Afghan and ISAF forces have intensified operations recently targeting Haqqani Network, after the militant group was blamed for the Sept. 13 around-20-hour raid against the U.S. embassy and the ISAF headquarters in Afghan capital Kabul.