Pakistan

A bomb at the Qila Saifullah, which has been frequented by senior Taliban leaders including Mullah Omar, killed six. Maulana Fazlullah said he approves of military checkpoints in Swat; 26 Taliban were detained in the district. Nawaz Sharif, who has been linked to Osama bin Laden, has been banned from running for office. Sharif said Musharraf is following US orders.

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

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