Pakistan

The Army killed 30 Taliban fighters in South Waziristan and entered the town of Ladha. Four Taliban fighters were killed in Hangu and two suicide bombers were killed during a premature detonation in Kohat. Four extremists were killed in a US airstrike in North Waziristan. The Taliban killed two female teachers in Bajaur. Security forces detained a senior aide to Mullah Fazlullah and 23 Taliban fighters in Swat.

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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