Pakistan

The Army killed one of the 21 most-wanted Taliban leaders in Swat. The operation in South Waziristan is expected to be launched in mid-October. The World Food Program suspended operations in the wake of the suicide attack on its headquarters in Islamabad. The military expects a tough fight in South Waziristan.

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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