A missile strike targeted a Taliban commander’s compound in Bajaur; more than 14 have been reported killed. The Army is swapping prisoners with Baitullah Mehsud. The government claimed a breakthrough in talks with the Taliban in Swat; 30 students of a madrassa were detained for “militancy.” The Taliban beheaded a “US spy” in Miramshah, North Waziristan. Music shop owners in Quetta have been threatened by the Taliban. A Moroccan and a Yemeni prince are being deported for links to al Qaeda.
