Security forces killed 12 Taliban fighters in Kurram and two “terrorists” in Dera Ismail Khan. The US urged Pakistan to share the locations of its border posts on the Afghan border to prevent another incident like the one that resulted in the deaths of 24 Pakistani troops in Mohmand.
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The military killed 15 Taliban fighters in Kurram and Arakzai. Pakistan has kept NATO’s supply lines closed for one month.
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A Taliban suicide bomber killed seven soldiers during an attack on a base in Bannu. The Taliban bombed a school in Landikotal.
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A major weakness in the US’s strategy to fight al Qaeda’s central command is its reliance on Pakistan.
The Taliban said the attack was executed to avenge the death of Taj Gul Mehsud. It is the second revenge attack against the Frontier Corps in two days.
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The Taliban killed a soldier and captured 15 more after overrunning a fort in Tank. The Taliban confirmed that a commander, Taj Gul Mehsud, was killed in a US drone strike in October. The military rejected ISAF’s findings on the Mohmand incident.
The US released its findings on the cross-border clash that resulted in the deaths of 24 Pakistani troops in Mohmand. The military said it killed 16 Taliban fighters in Arakzai. The government admitted it does not control the military or the ISI.
Pakistani troops opened fire on US troops, then failed to cease fire after it was clear that US forces, including aircraft, were involved in the engagement.
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The Defense Ministry told the Supreme Court that it has no influence over the Pakistani military or intelligence services, and thus cannot speak for them.
The military said 25 Taliban fighters were killed and 17 troops were wounded in clashes in Arakzai. Prime Minister Gilani said that for US-Pakistan relations to be restored, the US must end drone attacks and not carry out an “Abbottabad-like unilateral action in future.”
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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.
Javed Ashraf Qazi also said the US has put the strikes on hold, as first reported here at The Long War Journal.
The US has gone 33 days without hitting al Qaeda, the Taliban, or other terror groups based in Pakistan’s tribal areas. US officials attribute this to deteriorating relations with Pakistan.
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The Taliban killed a Pakistani Army officer and two soldiers in an IED attack in Kurram. Security forces detained the emir and four cell members of the Al Badar group in Karachi.
Twenty Taliban fighters and a Pakistani soldier were killed in a clash in Arakzai after the Taliban hit a military convoy with an IED. Twenty-five Pakistani soldiers were wounded while repelling the attack.
The Pakistani government continues to insist the US strike in Mohmand that killed 24 Pakistani troops was a deliberate attack on the military. Police thwarted a terrorist attack in Laki Marwat.
The Taliban claimed they killed three Pakistani Rangers to avenge the killing of GIMF operative Abd al Moeed bin Abd al Salam.
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Prime Minister Gilani said President Zardari went to Dubai for medical treatment after receiving death threats. Five Taliban fighters and a policeman were killed during a clash in Peshawar. The Taliban bombed a girls’ school in Tank.