Pakistan

The military said 18 more Taliban fighters have been killed in South Waziristan, making the total 78 killed since the operation began on Oct. 18; two soldiers were also killed. Security forces killed 24 Taliban fighters and four children in Bajaur, Mohmand, and Arakzai. Police arrested a Taliban leader and three fighters in Karachi.

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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