Coalition and Afghan forces launched offensives in Panjwai in Kandahar and the Pech River Valley in Kunar. Security forces killed 11 Taliban fighters in Helmand, Takhar, and Ghazni, detained two leaders in Helmand and Paktika, and freed 37 prisoners held by the Taliban in Helmand. The Taliban killed four people in bombings in Uruzgan and Kandahar, and executed an imam in Parwan and a “murderer” in Wardak.
