Pakistan

The Northwest Frontier Province government called for military action in Jamrud, just west of Peshawar, as the Taliban is in control of the area. The Taliban attacked a NATO convoy in Peshawar. Security forces killed six Taliban fighters in Bajaur. One soldier, six militants, and six civilians were killed in Swat. The Taliban murdered a captive Frontier Corps officer in Arakzai. Lashkar-e-Taiba leader Hafiz Saeed said the Indians would only hit educational buildings if it strikes the Muridke complex.

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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