Afghanistan

US and Afghan forces killed 20 Taliban fighters in a battle in Zabul province; five policemen, four security guards, and another Taliban fighter were killed in clashes throughout the country. The commander of the Tora Bora Military Front was reportedly arrested in Peshawar. Gulbudin Hekmatyar denied talks with the government.

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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