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Security forces killed 27 Taliban fighters in Swat and Malakand and 152 more surrendered. Eight Lashkar-e-Islam fighters and one soldier were killed in Khyber; one Taliban fighter was killed in Bajaur. Fourteen policemen were wounded in a bombing in Mansehra. A total of 715 tribal police were fired for failing to report for duty in Khyber after being threatened by Lashkar-e-Islam.