KABUL, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- The U.S.-led Coalition forces and a contingent of Afghan National Police have detained two suspected insurgents in a joint operation to disrupt foreign fighter facilitator in southern Afghan province of Zabul, said a Coalition statement released on Friday.

    After receiving credible intelligence, the combined force conducted on Thursday a search of compounds in the Deh Chopan district, where they found and detained two people having possible connections to foreign facilitators, it said.

    The detainees will be questioned as to their involvement in facilitating operations as well as other extremist activities, it added.

    Some 55,000 foreign troops are being deployed in Afghanistan for keeping security and fighting terrorism.

    Militancy-related violence and conflicts have killed around 5,600 people since January this year in Afghanistan, hitting a record high since 2001.