Pakistan

The Pakistani military claimed it killed 30 Taliban fighters, including a commander named Daud Matta, in airstrikes in North Waziristan. The US added South Waziristan Taliban commander Khan Said to the list of global terrorists. The Taliban in Bajaur threatened polio vaccination workers. The Taliban in Khyber threatened to destroy the homes of tribesmen who may leave during a planned Pakistani military operation.

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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