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President Zardari said the military will take the fight into Waziristan and the tribal areas. The military claimed 47 Taliban fighters were killed in Swat. Interior Minister Malik said more than 1,000 Taliban have been killed in the Swat operation. General Kiyani said the Army is well suited to conduct counter insurgency operations. Police detained a local al Qaeda leader and three associates in Karachi and the son of Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan.