Pakistan

Between 25 and 50 Taliban and seven soldiers were killed during fighting in South Waziristan. The military the Swat operation should be over in two to three days. Forty Taliban operatives, including commander Asmatullah, were detained in Mianwali. Two Taliban commanders surrendered in Khyber. The Taliban killed a school administrator in Hangu.

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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