Security forces killed 24 Taliban fighters in Arakzai and detained five Lashkar-e-Islam fighters in Khyber; a Frontier Corps trooper was also killed in fighting in Arakzai. The Taliban is openly raising money in Punjab. A German suspected of belonging to al Qaeda has been detained in Bannu.
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