What happened early Saturday? [br] [originaltext] Officials with the interna

Officials with the international forces in Afghanistan say insurgents launched the attacks early Saturday against coalition outposts in Khost province.
    ISAF spokesman James Judge gave details to VOA. Judge said coalition forces discovered at least one of the attackers on the Salerno base had ties to the Haqqani network, an Afghan Taliban group believed to be based in Pakistan’ s North Waziristan tribal region along Afghanistan’s border.
    Following the attack, Afghan police said they seized two vehicles loaded with explosives and ammunition.
    Later Saturday, the top US military commander in Afghanistan, General David Petraeus, told reporters that militant groups, such as the Haqqani network, remain a problem because they operate from sanctuaries outside Afghanistan.
    He mentioned that US, Afghan and Pakistani officials have been working together more to combat the issue of militant sanctuaries in Pakistan’ s semi-autonomous tribal regions. While he commended the Pakistani military for its efforts in rooting out militants in some areas, he said more coordination is needed in the future.
    Pakistani officials say they want to secure gains before opening a new front on the war against militants. At the same time, Pakistani military resources have gone into the massive aid effort for the millions of people affected by the country’s worst flooding.