Pakistan

A suicide bomber killed five police in Lahore. Khyber extremist leader Haji Namdar was killed. Thirty-five Pakistanis were killed in clashes in Kurram. Six Taliban fighters were killed in Buner. A senior Taliban leader was captured in Swat and seven Taliban fighters were detained in Hangu.

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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