The Taliban took control of Mingora in Swat, killed one soldier, and destroyed a police station and a school. The Taliban killed five security officials in a suicide attack in Khyber and one policeman in a shooting in Hangu. Five soldiers and 10 Taliban fighters were killed during clashes in Buner, and one soldier was killed in Shangla. The Taliban vowed to fight to the death.
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