Haji Mali Khan a senior leader of Haqqani network has been arrested in Afganistan, the Nato-led international force Isaf has said.
He was captured during an operation by Afghan and coalition forces in Paktia province on Tuesday. He was fully loaded with armed but did not resist.
He is the senior commander in Afghanistan for the Haqqani network, he was blamed for some recent Afghan suicide attacks and accused of links to Pakistan.
He is also a revered elder of the clan, 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.
He is accused of setting up bases in Paktia and coordinating the transfer of money for militant acclivities.
Afghan government called him as the brain of the network.
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