Afghanistan

The Taliban kidnapped about 20 Arabs and Afghans in Farah province; six are still captive. Afghan soldiers captured a key Taliban IED facilitator in Khost province. British and Afghan forces seized one ton of opium and 20 kilograms of white heroin in Helmand province.

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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