Pakistan

Security forces detained eight members of the Punjabi Taliban during a security operation in Wana in South Waziristan. The head of the defense committee said the US would not end the pause in drone strikes unless a high-value target is spotted.

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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