The military said 21 Taliban fighters and three soldiers were killed in Swat. The interior minister claimed 1244 Taliban fighters including 26 commanders, and 89 soldiers have been killed in the operation in Swat, Dir, Buner, and Shangla. The military said 80 students and a teacher were freed in North Waziristan, while another 20 are still in custody; more than 400 students are still thought to be in Taliban captivity. The Taliban killed two people during an attack on a NATO supply convoy near the Chaman border crossing.
