Pakistan

Security forces killed 40 Taliban fighters after they attacked a military outpost and a convoy in separate attacks. Twenty-eight Taliban fighters surrendered to security forces and vowed to remain loyal to the state. The Taliban bombed a school in Mohmand.

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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