US says Afghanistan insurgent leader captured

AP
Published: November 15, 2008

The U.S. military says Afghan and coalition forces have captured a “key” militant leader in eastern Afghanistan.
   
A military statement says the militant in custody is responsible for the deaths of Afghan troops, bomb attacks on coalition forces and the kidnapping of aid workers.
   
Elsewhere in Afghanistan, officials say police thwarted a suicide attack earlier today. Officers surrounded a suspect, who was on foot, and the man detonated the explosives on his body. The would-be attacker died, but no one else was injured.
   
Meanwhile, coalition forces report the accidental death of a civilian during clashes with insurgents. A military statement says the civilian died when a grenade fired by coalition forces overshot its target.