Pakistan

The US killed 12 Taliban fighters in its first strike in the Arakzai tribal agency. Ten Taliban fighters were released in Swat. Security forces detained 10 suspects in the Lahore attack. Intelligence indicates 14 suicide bombers have entered Islamabad and Lahore. The Taliban took control of an emerald mine in Shangla.

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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