Pakistan

Pakistan has suspended operations in Khyber and initiated peace talks with Lashkar-i-Islam. The government claimed the operation is a success. The Taliban kidnapped three journalists in Mohmand, three policemen in Hangu, and two paramilitary soldiers in North Waziristan. Nine Taliban fighters were detained in Tank.

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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