Afghanistan

A Taliban commander and more than 20 fighters were killed in a US airstrike on a base in Kunar province. A Taliban commander and three fighters, and four policemen were killed in a clash in Badghis province. Afghan and Coalition forces detained several Haqqani Network and Taliban fighters in Khost, Paktika, and Zabul. The mayor of Kabul was sentenced to four years in prison for corruption.

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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