Pakistan

The Taliban has praised the new government’s plan to repeal the Frontier Crimes Regulation and conduct negotiations. Police arrested a “top militant” in Swat. Two warring tribes in Kohat declared a cease-fire after 35 people were killed in clashes. The first joint intelligence center manned by US, Afghan, and Pakistani agents has been opened.

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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