Tim James , spokesman for ISAF 's joint command , told CNN by telephone from Afghanistan . Coalition officials decline to identify the man , saying only he was bin Laden associate . The man is believed to have been with bin Laden in Afghanistan in 2001 . Official : ' It 's part of an ongoing operation ' The attack comes a day after bin Laden was captured by U.S. commandos .
Coalition officials decline to identify the man , saying only he was bin Laden associate . The man is believed to have been with bin Laden in Afghanistan in 2001 . Official : ' It 's part of an ongoing operation ' The attack comes a day after bin Laden was captured by U.S. commandos .