Pakistan

The defense minister admitted the Quetta Shura operates in Pakistan, but said it is no longer a threat. The military said 23 Taliban fighters were killed and 90 more were detained in Kyber, Arakzai, and Hangu, and 54 Taliban fighters were detained in Swat and South Waziristan. Five civilians were wounded in a grenade attack in Lakki Marwat.

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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