Pakistan

The government signed a new “peace accord” with the Mohmand tribes. The 19 military personnel kidnapped by the Taliban have been freed. The Taliban released a video of a 12-year-old boy beheading one of the captive soldiers. The US stated it did not have permission to attack Taliban positions in Kurram agency.

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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