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Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud created a new parallel judicial systems in South Waziristan. The Taliban beheaded a "US spy" in North Waziristan. Forty-seven Pakistanis were killed in fighting in Kurram as six large tribes vowed to join the government to fight the Taliban. Nine Taliban fighters, a policeman, and a civilian were killed in fighting in Swat.